Opinion ID: 1407200
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Testimony of Baldwin

Text: Generali claims that the trial court erred in allowing Cock-N-Bull's appraiser to testify on the issues of breach of contract and of bad faith. We disagree. The only issue preserved by Generali is that Baldwin testified that the insurance company handled the claim [not] very well. Generali asserts that this statement constituted a legal conclusion, one which violates Rule 43(m), SCRCP. This statement is an opinion on how well Generali handled the claim; it does not constitute a legal conclusion. See Shields v. South Carolina Dep't Highways & Pub. Transp., 303 S.C. 439, 401 S.E.2d 185 (Ct.App.), cert. denied, (1991) (expert witness's statement that Highway Department's placement of signs border[ed] on criminal negligence was not a comment on the law).