O'LEARY-PAYNE v. R.R. HILTON HEAD, II, INC.

No. 4173.

371 S.C. 340 (2006)

638 S.E.2d 96

Margaret O'LEARY-PAYNE, Respondent, v. R.R. HILTON HEAD, II, INC. and Charter Oak Group, Ltd., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided October 30, 2006.

Rehearing Denied December 15, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Carpenter, Jr., and Carmen V. Ganjehsani, both of Columbia and Thomas C. Cofield, of Lexington, for Appellants.

Daniel R. Denton, of Beaufort, David H. Berry, of Hilton Head Island and Henry E. Grimball, of Charleston, for Respondent.


HEARN, C.J.:

In this negligence action, R.R. Hilton Head, II, Inc. and Charter Oak Group, Ltd., (collectively Charter) appeal (1) the trial court's denial of their motion for a directed verdict; (2) the trial court's decision to strike the defense of assumption of the risk; and (3) the trial court's refusal to allow them to argue third party liability in their closing argument. We affirm.

FACTS

Margaret O'Leary-Payne was a manager at Lillian Vernon...

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