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Sharpe v. South Carolina Department of Mental Health

Supreme Court of South Carolina
Jan 25, 1988
294 S.C. 469 (S.C. 1988)

Summary

finding trial court should have granted motion to dismiss based on failure to allege a breach by the defendant of "a duty giving rise to a quasi-contractual right to restitution"

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Opinion

January 25, 1988.


Jan. 25, 1988.

ORDER

The Writ of Certiorari from the decision of the Court of Appeals in Sharpe v. South Carolina Dept. of Mental Health, 292 S.C. 11, 354 S.E.2d 778 (Ct.App. 1987), issued on July 2, 1987, is dismissed as improvidently granted. See, S.C. Supreme Court Rules of Practice, Rule 55, Section 3 (1987); Sharpe v. South Carolina Dept. of Mental Health, 292 S.C. at 15-21, 354 S.E.2d at 780-783 (the concurring opinion of Bell, J.).


Summaries of

Sharpe v. South Carolina Department of Mental Health

Supreme Court of South Carolina
Jan 25, 1988
294 S.C. 469 (S.C. 1988)

finding trial court should have granted motion to dismiss based on failure to allege a breach by the defendant of "a duty giving rise to a quasi-contractual right to restitution"

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observing that unjust enrichment is an equitable doctrine

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Case details for

Sharpe v. South Carolina Department of Mental Health

Case Details

Full title:James L. SHARPE, as Administrator of the Estate of Bobby Charles Sharpe…

Court:Supreme Court of South Carolina

Date published: Jan 25, 1988

Citations

294 S.C. 469 (S.C. 1988)
366 S.E.2d 12

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