HARRISON v. BEVILACQUA

No. 25631.

354 S.C. 129 (2003)

580 S.E.2d 109

Patricia L. HARRISON, as Guardian ad Litem for her Ward, James Lennon McLean, Jr., Petitioner, v. Joseph J. BEVILACQUA, Jaime E. Condom, Betty R. Guerry and South Carolina Department of Mental Health, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 28, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur K. Aiken, of Hammer, Hammer, Carrigg & Potterfield; and Rebecca M. Monroy, of Collins and Lacy, P.C., both of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Andrew F. Lindemann and William H. Davidson, II, of Davidson, Morrison, & Lindemann, P.A., of Columbia; for Respondents.


Justice WALLER:

Petitioner Patricia Harrison, guardian ad litem for James Lennon McLean, Jr. (McLean), sued respondent South Carolina Department of Mental Health (the Department) for professional negligence.1 The jury found in favor of petitioner but awarded damages in the amount of only $1.00. Petitioner appealed, and in an unpublished decision, the Court of Appeals affirmed. Harrison v. Bevilacqua...

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