HUNDLEY EX REL. HUNDLEY v. RITE AID

No. 3126.

339 S.C. 285 (2000)

529 S.E.2d 45

Gabrielle HUNDLEY, a minor under the age of fourteen (14) years, by through her Guardian ad Litem, Peggie W. HUNDLEY, Respondents, v. RITE AID OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC. and Howard Jones, Appellants. Ronald R. Hundley and Peggie W. Hundley, Respondents, v. Rite Aid of South Carolina, Inc. and Howard Jones, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided February 28, 2000.

Rehearing Denied May 6, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Carpenter, Jr. and Elizabeth Brosnan, both of Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter & Robinson; T. Patton Adams and Hardwick Stuart, both of Berry, Adams, Quackenbush & Stuart, all of Columbia, for appellants.

James C. Anders, Thad L. Myers and Cheryl F. Perkins, all of James C. Anders, P.A.; James B. Richardson, Jr., of Svalina, Richardson & Larson, all of Columbia, for respondents.


HOWARD, Judge:

These consolidated tort actions arise from injuries sustained by Gabrielle Hundley, a minor child, after she ingested medication from an incorrectly filled prescription. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for Gabrielle Hundley (Gabrielle) against Howard Jones, the pharmacist, and Rite Aid of South Carolina (Rite Aid) (collectively "defendants") in the sum of $5,000,000 actual damages, and against Rite Aid in the sum of $10,000,000 punitive damages....

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