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Supreme Court of South Carolina· 5/17/1993

O'Neal v. Bowles

Citations

  • 431 S.E.2d 555
  • 314 S.C. 525
  • 1993 S.C. LEXIS 109

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  • finding the trial court's reason for granting additur — the jury disregarded the testimony about the funeral bill and noneconomic losses was compelling
  • concurring in the circuit court's conclusion that a damages award in the exact amount of the economic losses as presented by the plaintiff's expert economist indicated the jury's disregard of testimony concerning a funeral bill and non-economic losses
  • damages for pain and suffering are indeterminate in character and therefore must be left to the jury’s discretion
  • damages for pain and suffering are indeterminate in character and therefore must be left to the jury's discretion
  • a jury’s verdict should be affirmed if it is possible to do so and carry into effect the jury’s clear intention
  • \The trial judge . . . has the power to grant a new trial nisi when [s]he finds the amount of the verdict to be merely inadequate or excessive.\ 1

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Judges: Moore, Harwell, Chandler, Finney, Toal

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