Opinion ID: 1269961
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Heading: Recall Evidence

Text: Subsequent remedial measures are generally not admissible to prove negligence. Bolen v. Strange, 192 S.C. 284, 6 S.E. (2d) 466 (1939). Other jurisdictions have faced the question of whether this rule has any application to acts in strict liability with no emerging consensus. [2] We find it unnecessary to address this broader issue in this case. Although subsequent repairs are inadmissible to show negligence, these measures may be admissible for other purposes. 2 Wigmore on Evidence, § 283 (Chadbourn Rev. 1979). Specifically, subsequent alterations may be admissible to show the defective condition existed at the time alleged. Eargle v. Sumter Lighting Co., 110 S.C. 560, 96 S.E. 909 (1918). We hold the subsequent recall was admissible for this purpose. Affirmed. GREGORY, C.J., and HARWELL, CHANDLER and FINNEY, JJ., concur.