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DIAL v. NIGGEL ASSOCIATES, INC.

No. 24859.

333 S.C. 253 (1998)

509 S.E.2d 269

Michelle DIAL, Personal Representative of the Estate of John Mark Dial, Respondent, v. NIGGEL ASSOCIATES, INC. and Freddie B. George, Petitioners.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 30, 1998.

Rehearing Denied February 2, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald E. Boston and Curtis L. Ott, both of Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, P.A., of Columbia, for Petitioner Niggel Associates, Inc.

Robert C. Brown, of Brown & Brehmer, of Columbia, for Petitioner Freddie B. George.

David A. Fedor, of Fedor, Massey, Whitlark & Ballou, of Columbia, for respondent.

MOORE, Justice:

This case is before us on a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision1 reversing the jury's verdict on the ground of inflammatory argument by counsel. We take this opportunity to clarify the narrowness of our holding in Toyota of Florence, Inc. v. Lynch, 314 S.C. 257, 442 S.E.2d 611 (1994), and reverse.

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