Norwood v. Parthemos

Decision Date05 November 1956
Docket NumberNo. 17217,17217
Citation95 S.E.2d 168,230 S.C. 207
CourtSouth Carolina Supreme Court
PartiesLaura H. NORWOOD, Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas L. Norwood, deceased, Respondent, v. C. S. PARTHEMOS, Administrator of the Estate of Merceder Hernandez and the Estate of Frellan Alexander Coley, Jr., and F. A. Coley, Appellant.

Leatherwood, Walker, Todd & Mann, Greenville, for appellant.

Brown & DeMaio, Abbeville, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The issue presented by the single exception on appeal in this case is correctly decided in the order of Judge Brailsford. The exception is overruled and the order is adopted as the judgment of this court.

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  • Campbell v. Paschal, 0772
    • United States
    • Court of Appeals of South Carolina
    • May 28, 1986
    ...v. Sinclair, 54 Wash.2d 565, 342 P.2d 585 (1959). The family purpose doctrine had its genesis in the law of agency. Norwood v. Partemos, 230 S.C. 207, 95 S.E.2d 168 (1956). The doctrine is based on the theory that one "who has made it his business to furnish a car for the use of his family ......
  • Lucht v. Youngblood, 20150
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of South Carolina
    • January 20, 1976
    ...Section 46--750.31; 46--701 (1974 Cum.Supp.) The Family Purpose Doctrine is an expansion of the concept of agency. Norwood v. Parthemos, 230 S.C. 207, 95 S.E.2d 168 (1956). The Act does not specifically or by implication repeal the line of cases of Porter v. Hardee, 241 S.C. 474, 129 S.E.2d......
  • Peterson v. U-Haul Co., 19338.
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (8th Circuit)
    • April 25, 1969
    ...seeks to draw an analogy to the family purpose doctrine. Ewing v. Thompson, 233 N.C. 564, 65 S.E.2d 17 (N.C.1951); Norwood v. Parthemos, 230 S.C. 207, 95 S.E.2d 168 (S.C.1956); and Morrison v. District Court, 143 Colo. 514, 355 P.2d 660 (Colo.1960), utilize the family purpose doctrine to at......
  • Dearybury v. New Hampshire Ins. Co., 19163
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of South Carolina
    • February 3, 1971
    ...Mr. Dearybury on the agency fiction which underlies family purpose. Burbage v. Curry, 127 S.C. 349, 121 S.E. 267, and Norwood v. Parthemos, 230 S.C. 207, 95 S.E.2d 168. 'Young Albert was not a licensed driver and his operation of the Renault at the time of the accident was in violation of l......
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