YOHO v. THOMPSON

No. 2998.

336 S.C. 23 (1999)

518 S.E.2d 286

Dorothy YOHO, Appellant, v. Marguerite THOMPSON, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided May 24, 1999.

Rehearing Denied August 28, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gene M. Connell, Jr., of Kelaher, Connell & Connor, of Surfside Beach, for appellant.

G. Michael Smith, of The Thompson Law Firm, of Myrtle Beach, for respondent.


HEARN, Judge:

Dorothy Yoho sued Marguerite Thompson, alleging Thompson's negligence caused injuries to her head, neck, shoulders, and back. The jury awarded Yoho $20,000. Yoho moved for a new trial absolute or a new trial nisi additur for $193,000, arguing the trial court prejudiced Yoho by preventing her from mentioning liability insurance in the trial to establish bias. The trial court denied Yoho's motion. We affirm.

FACTS

On May 30, 1994, Yoho...

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