Supreme Court of South Carolina· 3/13/1989

Toth v. Square D Company

Citations

377 S.E.2d 584
298 S.C. 6
4 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 396
1989 S.C. LEXIS 39

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stating judicial decisions which create liability where none previously existed must be given prospective application
retroactively applying prior decision that allowed evidence of employee handbook provisions in an action against employer because the decision merely created a new remedy to vindicate the existing right to bring a breach of contract action
retroactively applying prior decision that allowed evidence of employee handbook provisions in an action against employer because the decision merely created a new remedy to vindicate the existing right to bring a breach of contract action
“Prospective application is required when liability is created where formerly none existed.”
\Prospective application is required when liability is created where formerly none existed.\
the use of an employee handbook provision in the construction of an employment relationship is not a novel idea in South Carolina, citing Dew v. City of Florence, 279 S. C. 155, 303 S. E. (2d) 664 (1983) and Hogsed v. Lancaster Area School Board of Trustees, 283 S. C. 42, 320 S. E. (2d

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Judges: Gregory, Finney

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