ROBERTS v. HUNTER

No. 23783.

426 S.E.2d 797 (1993)

Patrick E. ROBERTS and Penny B. Roberts, Appellants, v. James C. HUNTER, M.D., Kenneth H. Mincey, M.D., and Julian N. Hayes, M.D., Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 1, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O. Fayrell Furr, Jr. of Furr and Henshaw, P.A., Myrtle Beach, for appellants.

Robert M. Erwin, Jr., Susan C. Pardue, and Deirdre Shelton all of Nelson, Mullins, Riley and Scarborough, Myrtle Beach, for respondents Hunter and Mincey.

Mary Ruth M. Baxter and John B. McCutcheon, Jr. both of McCutcheon, McCutcheon & Baxter, P.A., Conway, for respondent Hayes.


CHANDLER, Justice:

In this medical malpractice action, Appellants appeal a directed verdict granted to Respondent Dr. Hayes and a jury verdict for Respondents Dr. Hunter and Dr. Mincey. We affirm.

FACTS

On July 6, 1988, Appellant Patrick Roberts (Roberts) struck the left side of his neck when he fell from a scaffold. He went to the emergency room of the Grand Strand Hospital at approximately 4:00 p.m., complaining of pain in his neck and shoulder...

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