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BECKER v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 3137.

339 S.C. 629 (2000)

529 S.E.2d 758

Barbara BECKER, Respondent/Appellant, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Appellant/Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided April 10, 2000.

Rehearing Denied May 27, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Moore, Jr., of Love, Thornton, Arnold & Thomason, of Greenville; and Patrick M. Higgins, of Howell, Gibson & Hughes, of Beaufort, for appellant/respondent.

William B. Harvey, III, of Harvey & Battey, of Beaufort, for respondent/appellant.

GOOLSBY, Judge:

In this negligence action, a jury awarded Barbara Becker $1,750,000.00 for a permanent foot injury sustained while shopping at Wal-Mart. The trial court granted, and Becker accepted, a remittitur reducing the award to $525,000.00. Both parties appeal. We affirm.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On October 12, 1995, Becker was shopping in a Wal-Mart store on Hilton Head Island. Becker, seventy...

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