Court Opinion

ID: 9588394
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 23:34:05.880869+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:17:42.805786
License: Public Domain

Gregory, Justice
(dissenting and concurring):
I agree with Chief Justice Lewis that this Court held in a prior appeal in this case a cause of action exists for violation of S. C. Code Ann. § 38-37-940 (1976). Thus, appellant is foreclosed from rearguing that issue.
I would affirm the award of actual damages; however, I find the award of punitive damages in the amount of $550,000.00 in the instant case so excessive as to be the result of passion, prejudice, and caprice. I would therefore reverse the award of punitive damages and remand for a new trial on this issue only.
Affirmed in part; Reversed in part and Remanded.