Loss of companionship of spouse
Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case Taylor v. Medenica (1996)
Most recently applied in Keene v. CNA Holdings, LLC (February 2019)
1962 Code SECTION 10-2593; 1969 (56) 615.
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Any person may maintain an action for damages arising from an intentional or tortious violation of the right to the companionship, aid, society and services of his or her spouse. Provided, that such action shall not include any damages recovered prior thereto by the injured spouse.
This section shall not be retroactive but shall be effective only on cause of action arising after June 25, 1969.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.