BAILEY v. PEACOCK

No. 24204.

455 S.E.2d 690 (1995)

Michael A. BAILEY, Respondent, v. Richard Lee PEACOCK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 27, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.R. Murphy, of Sweeny, Wingate, Murphy & Barrow, P.A., Columbia, for appellant.

Franklin D. Beattle, Aiken, for respondent.


TOAL, Justice:

This appeal arises from the granting of a new trial nisi additur in a negligence action. We reverse.

FACTS

Michael A. Bailey (Bailey) sued Richard Lee Peacock (Peacock) for damages for injuries he received in an automobile collision with Peacock. Peacock admitted negligence but contested whether the accident was the proximate cause of Bailey's injuries. Bailey claimed he suffered severe back pain from bulging disks that were...

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