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FAILE v. BYCURA

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289 S.C. 398 (1986)

346 S.E.2d 528

Ethel Archie FAILE, Respondent v. Dr. Blair M. BYCURA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 21, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Choate and Charles R. Norris of Nelson, Mullins, Grier & Scarborough, Columbia, for appellant.

S. Jackson Kimball and John Martin Foster, Jr. of McDowell & Foster, Rock Hill, for respondent.

Heard May 20, 1986.

Decided July 21, 1986.

NESS, Chief Justice:

This is an appeal in a medical malpractice action in which the jury awarded respondent Faile $75,000 actual damages. We reverse.

In 1977, Faile sought treatment from Dr. Jackson, an orthopaedist, for pain in her right heel. She had previously been treated for pain in her left heel. Dr. Jackson treated Faile with cortisone injections in the heel until 1983, when he referred her...

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