Charles Cecil Wyche

How Judge Wyche rules, drawn from 18 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Wyche no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Court
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
Position
district
Status
Deceased
Served
1937–1966
Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Commissioned
1937-01-30
Education
The Citadel, B.S. (1906); Georgetown College Law School; Read law (1909)
Signed orders read
18

How Judge Wyche decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

In McClain, Wyche evaluated disability in practical rather than abstract terms, considering whether the claimant had a realistic employment opportunity given his full circumstances.

“It is not enough to show a mere theoretical ability to engage in substantial gainful activity. It must be shown that there is a reasonable opportunity for him to engage in such activity.”

Procedural preferences

In Burgess, Wyche weighed the equities of voluntary dismissal and imposed payment of costs as the condition for dismissing without prejudice.

“After weighing the equities it seems fairest, under all the circumstances, to grant the motion to dismiss, without prejudice, but the plaintiff must pay the costs in this action”

Cautions

In Atlantic Tobacco, Wyche required a party dealing with the federal government to establish the contracting official's actual authority.

“Plaintiff cannot rely on a course of conduct to establish authority in Eldred Edward Morris to bind defendant.”

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

McGee v. F. S. Royster Guano Co.
· 1966-03-05
Motions to dismiss (defendant Jerry Hewitt) Granted

“the motion of the defendant Jerry Hewitt that the complaint in this action be dismissed as to him should be and the same is hereby granted”

Motions to remand (plaintiff) Denied

“the motion of the plaintiff that the above action be remanded to the Court of Common Pleas for Florence County, South Carolina, be and the same is hereby denied.”

Hinson v. Celebrezze
· 1966-01-08
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Granted

“the decision of the Secretary in this case be and the same is hereby reversed, with direction that judgment be entered for the plaintiff”

Summary judgment motion (defendant) Denied

“the motion of the defendant for summary judgment be and the same is hereby denied.”

Atlantic Tobacco Co. v. United States
· 1966-02-08
Contract claim (plaintiff) Denied

“plaintiff is not entitled to any relief and the defendant is entitled to judgment.”

United States v. Shanman
· 1963-04-22
Summary judgment motion (defendant) Denied

“the motion of the defendant for summary judgment be and the same is hereby denied.”

Rodrique v. Yale & Towne, Inc.
· 1966-03-12
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“the motion of the defendant to dismiss this action or in lieu thereof to quash the return of service of process and the service of process, should be and the same hereby is denied”

Motion to quash service (defendant) Denied
McClain v. Gardner
· 1966-05-10
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Granted

“the decision of the Secretary in this case be and the same is hereby reversed, with direction that judgment be entered for the plaintiff”

Summary judgment motion (defendant) Denied

“the motion of the defendant for summary judgment be and the same is hereby denied.”

Allstate Insurance v. Federated Mutual Implement & Hardware Insurance
· 1966-06-06
Declaratory judgment claim (plaintiff insurer) Denied

“orders that the action be dismissed with prejudice”

Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance v. Thomas
· 1966-02-17
Declaratory judgment claim (plaintiff insurer) Denied

“the plaintiff is not entitled to the relief demanded”

Sligh v. Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Railroad
· 1966-02-14
Fela claim (plaintiff) Denied

“It is ordered, that judgment be entered for the defendant.”

Burgess v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
· 1966-02-28
Summary judgment motion (defendant) Denied

“I must, therefore, deny defendant’s motion for summary judgment”

Motion for voluntary dismissal (plaintiff) Granted

“After weighing the equities it seems fairest, under all the circumstances, to grant the motion to dismiss, without prejudice, but the plaintiff must pay the costs in this action”

Gregg v. United States
· 1960-04-16
Ftca damages claim (plaintiffs) Granted

“It Is Ordered, That judgment be entered in favor of the plaintiff Mrs. Ethel-mae Gregg against the defendant United States of America for the sum of $3,800.”

Owens v. United States
· 1966-03-09
Insurance proceeds claim (Eileen M. Buckley) Granted

“the defendant Eileen M. Buckley recover the sum of Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars”

Insurance proceeds claim (Doris Marie Owens) Denied

“the plaintiff Doris Marie Owens take nothing under the policy of insurance here involved.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No exact-name historical dockets were available for a caseload sample.

A historical record

Judge Wyche no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.