· 1/23/1985
Steinert v. Lanter
Citations
- 325 S.E.2d 532
- 284 S.C. 65
- 1985 S.C. LEXIS 295
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding a prior statute governing offers of judgment must be strictly construed to allow recovery of costs and not attorneys' fees
- holding a prior statute governing offers of judgment must be strictly construed to allow recovery of costs and not attorneys’ fees
- holding statute allowing recovery of costs was in derogation of the common law and therefore must be strictly construed to allow only the recovery of costs and not attorney’s fees
- construing predecessor statute § 15-21-10
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