KEETER v. ALPINE TOWERS INTERN., INC.

Appellate Case No. 2009-137246. No. 4995.

399 S.C. 179 (2012)

730 S.E.2d 890

Lawrence KEETER, Ronald Travis Keeter, and Rebecca Keeter, Appellants/Respondents, v. ALPINE TOWERS INTERNATIONAL, INC., and Ashley Sexton, Defendants, Of Whom Alpine Towers International, Inc., is Respondent/Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided June 27, 2012.

Rehearing Denied July 31, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Harpootlian and Graham L. Newman , both of Richard A. Harpootlian, P.A., of Columbia, for Appellants/Respondents.

Charles E. Carpenter, Jr. , and Carmon V. Ganjehsani , of Carpenter Appeals & Trial Support, LLC, of Columbia, and Thomas C. Salane , of Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, P.A., of Columbia, for Respondent/Appellant.


FEW, C.J.

Lawrence "Larry" Keeter and his parents brought this action against Alpine Towers International, Inc., for strict liability, negligent design, and negligent training after Larry broke his back and became a paraplegic as a result of a fall to the ground from a climbing tower designed, manufactured, and installed by Alpine Towers. The jury awarded actual and punitive damages in favor of Larry and actual damages in favor of his parents for Larry's medical bills...

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