644 S.E.2d 723 (S.C. 2007), 26314, Simpson v. World Finance Corp. of South Carolina
| Citation | 644 S.E.2d 723, 373 S.C. 178 |
| Opinion Judge | PER CURIAM. |
| Party Name | Tawanda SIMPSON, Respondent, v. WORLD FINANCE CORPORATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA and World Acceptance Corporation, Petitioners. |
| Attorney | Judson K. Chapin, III, of Greenville, for Petitioners., Matthew Price Turner, Rhett D. Burney, both of Turner and Burney, P.C., of Laurens, for Respondent. |
| Case Date | April 23, 2007 |
| Court | South Carolina Supreme Court |
Page 723
Heard Feb. 13, 2007.
Rehearing Denied May 23, 2007.
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS.
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Appeal from Laurens County; James W. Johnson, Jr. , Circuit Court Judge.
Judson K. Chapin, III , of Greenville, for Petitioners.
Matthew Price Turner, Rhett D. Burney , both of Turner and Burney, P.C., of Laurens, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
[373 S.C. 179] We granted a writ of certiorari to review Simpson v. World Finance Corp. of South Carolina, 367 S.C. 184, 623 S.E.2d 877 (Ct.App.2005) .
We affirm the court of appeals' decision pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR , and the following authority: Aiken v. World Finance Corp. of South Carolina, Op. No. 26313, 644 S.E.2d 705 (S.C. Sup.Ct. filed April 23, 2007) (Shearouse Adv. Sh. No. 16 at 47) (holding that this Court will not interpret an arbitration agreement to apply to outrageous torts that are unforeseeable to a reasonable consumer in the context of normal business dealings).
TOAL, C.J., MOORE, WALLER, and BURNETT, JJ., concur. PLEICONES, J., concurring in result only.
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