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PRUITT v. MED. MALPRACTICE LIABILITY

No. 25228.

343 S.C. 335 (2001)

540 S.E.2d 843

Roy A. PRUITT, R. Anthony Pruitt, and Pamela Hatcher, Petitioners, v. SOUTH CAROLINA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LIABILITY JOINT UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 8, 2001.

Rehearing Denied February 12, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis D. Nettles, of Nettles, McBride, Hoffmeyer, P.A., of Florence, for petitioners.

William L. Pope, of Pope & Rodgers, P.A.; and Andrew F. Lindemann, of Davidson, Morrison & Lindemann, P.A., all of Columbia, for respondent.

MOORE, Justice:

This case involves a dispute over a settlement agreement. The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's finding that respondent (JUA) remained obligated under the agreement.1 We granted a writ of certiorari and now reverse.

FACTS

Petitioners (the Pruitts) are the family members of Linda Faye Pruitt who died as the result of allegedly negligent medical care. In December 1984, the Pruitts settled their...

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