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REID v. KELLY

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274 S.C. 171 (1980)

262 S.E.2d 24

Reuben B. REID, a person non compos mentis, by his Guardian ad Litem, Frank B. Hall, Respondent, v. Donnie KELLY and Play-Air, Inc., Defendants, of whom Donnie Kelly is Respondent and of whom Play-Air, Inc. is Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

January 14, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard N. Tapp, Greenville, for appellant.

James W. Logan, Jr. and Steven C. Kirven, Anderson, for respondent.

January 14, 1980.

NESS, Justice:

Respondent, Reid, by his committee and guardian ad litem, Hall, brought this trespass action against Kelly, and appellant Play-Air, Inc. after Kelly hired a woodcutter who cut trees on respondent's land. A jury returned a verdict for $4,250 actual damages against Play-Air, Inc. and Kelly jointly, and $32,875 punitive damages against the corporation alone. We affirm.

Reid, an incompetent, owned a wooded tract...

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