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HONEA v. PRIOR

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295 S.C. 526 (1988)

369 S.E.2d 846

Patti HONEA, Respondent v. William Franklin PRIOR, M.D., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided May 9, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen K. Surasky of Bell & Surasky, Langley; James B. Richardson, Jr. of Richardson & Smith, Columbia, for appellant.

Kenneth M. Suggs and John Boswell of Suggs & Kelly, and James Edward Holler, Columbia, for respondent.

Heard March 22, 1988.

Decided May 9, 1988.

GOOLSBY, Judge:

This case involves allegations of a sexual assault committed by a physician on a female patient. The jury awarded the patient, Patti Honea, $15,000 in actual damages and $80,000 in punitive damages. The physician, William Franklin Prior, M.D., appeals. The questions on appeal concern expert witnesses and the exclusion of certain testimony.

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