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BARNES v. COHEN DRY WALL, INC

No. 3710.

357 S.C. 280 (2003)

592 S.E.2d 311

Rudolph BARNES, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Doris Ann Barnes, Respondent, v. COHEN DRY WALL, INC., and Aelina Martin, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Orin Tilman Feagin, Defendants, Of Whom Cohen Dry Wall, Inc. is the Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided December 8, 2003.

Rehearing Denied February 20, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

N. Heyward Clarkson, III, Charles F. Turner, and Elizabeth J. Smith, all of Greenville, for Appellant.

George J. Kefalos, of Charleston and Steve Christopher Davis, of Moncks Corner, for Respondent.

GOOLSBY, J.:

Rudolph Barnes, as personal representative of the Estate of Doris Barnes, filed a negligence action against Cohen Dry Wall and Orin Feagin. The jury returned a verdict for Barnes in the amount of $750,000. Cohen appeals. We affirm.

FACTS

On December 12, 1998, Cohen held its annual Christmas party for its employees and their families. As alcoholic beverages were to be served at the party, Cohen Gaskins, the president of Cohen, hired a...

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