Becker v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• \An abuse of discretion occurs if the [circuit]court's findings are wholly unsupported by the evidence or the conclusions reached are controlled by an error of law.\
• \The decision to grant a new trial absolute based on the excessiveness of a verdict rests in the sound discretion of the [circuit] court and ordinarily will not be disturbed on appeal.\

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Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Proctor v. Department of Health & Environmental Control
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2006-03-20· cited 51×
• Burke v. AnMed Health
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2011-04-27· cited 30×
• Youmans v. South Carolina Department of Transportation
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2008-09-24· cited 11×
• Kelley v. Wren
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2016-01-13· cited 2×
• Encore Technology Group, LLC v. Keone Trask & Clear Touch
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2021-11-03
• Click Properties, LLC v. Thomas SC Properties, LLC
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2025-03-12
• Meswaet Abel v. Lack's Beach Service
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2025-07-16

Cites

20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Jackson v. Speed
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1997-06-23· cited 128×
• Vinson v. Hartley
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1996-10-14· cited 113×
• Creech v. South Carolina Wildlife & Marine Resources Department
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1997-08-25· cited 98×
• Hawkins v. Greenwood Development Corp.
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1997-10-27· cited 86×
• O'Neal v. Bowles
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1993-05-17· cited 80×
• Rush v. Blanchard
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1993-02-01· cited 60×
• Lucht Ex Rel. Estate of Lucht v. Youngblood
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1976-01-20· cited 44×
• Bailey v. Peacock
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1995-02-27· cited 31×
• Hutson v. Cummins Carolinas, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1984-02-21· cited 30×
• Allstate Insurance v. Durham
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1993-05-17· cited 26×
• Smalls v. South Carolina Department of Education
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2000-02-22· cited 23×
• Easler v. HEJAZ TEMPLE OF GREENVILLE, SC
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1985-04-25· cited 21×
• Krepps Ex Rel. Krepps v. Ausen
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1996-11-04· cited 18×
• Benton & Rhodes, Inc. v. Boden
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1993-01-11· cited 16×
• Scoggins v. McClellion
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1996-03-04· cited 10×
• Marsh v. South Carolina Department of Highways & Public Transportation
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1989-05-30· cited 9×
• State v. Cox
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1951-12-04· cited 8×
• Hall v. PALMETTO ENTR. II, INC., OF CLINTON
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1984-06-01· cited 6×
• Cabler v. L. v. Hart, Inc.
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1968-11-20· cited 6×
• Daniel v. Sharpe Const. Co., Inc.
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1978-05-10· cited 6×