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FORD v. HUTSON

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276 S.C. 157 (1981)

276 S.E.2d 776

Larissa S. FORD, Respondent, v. Arthur C. HUTSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

March 25, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. Michael Duffy and Michael A. Scardato, Hawkins & Morris, Charleston, for appellant.

Thomas Dewey Wise, Wise, Cole & Pearlman, Charleston, for respondent.

March 25, 1981.

LITTLEJOHN, Justice:

A jury awarded plaintiff Larissa S. Ford $1,500 actual damages plus $100,000 punitive damages against defendant Arthur C. Hutson for intentional infliction of emotional distress. The judge granted a new trial unless the plaintiff remit $65,000 of the punitive damages award. Plaintiff remitted. Defendant has appealed.

This court must determine initially whether South Carolina...

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