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BURKE v. PEARSON

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259 S.C. 288 (1972)

191 S.E.2d 721

Helen R. BURKE, By Her Guardian Ad Litem, John T. Burke, Respondent, v. Hugh O. Pearson, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

September 12, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. T. Reeve Sams and Julian S. Levin, of Levin & Sams, Beaufort, for Appellant.

James C. Sanders, Esq., of Dowling, Sanders & Dukes, P.A. Beaufort, for Respondent.

Messrs. T. Reeve Sams and Julian S. Levin, of Levin & Sams, Beaufort for Appellant, in Reply.

September 12, 1972.

BRAILSFORD, Justice:

This malpractice action against Dr. Hugh O. Pearson, Jr., a Beaufort physician, resulted in a verdict against him for actual and punitive damages, and he appeals, principally upon the ground that the evidence raised no submissible issue as to actionable negligence or willfulness.

The controversy concerns a heating pad burn inflicted upon Helen R. Burke, while she was Dr. Pearson's patient in Beaufort County...

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