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McALHANEY v. McELVEEN

No. 5328.

413 S.C. 299 (2015)

775 S.E.2d 411

Matthew S. McALHANEY, Respondent, v. Richard K. McELVEEN a/k/a Richard K. McElveen, Sr., Individually and d/b/a Battery Creek Marina, The Great Pumpkin, LLC, Linda McElveen, Richard K. McElveen, Jr., and Billy Joe Byrd, Defendants, Of Whom Richard K. McElveen a/k/a Richard K. McElveen, Sr. is Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed July 15, 2015.

Rehearing Denied August 20, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blake Alexander Hewitt and John S. Nichols , Bluestein Nichols Thompson & Delgado, LLC, of Columbia; and Scott Wayne Lee , Law Offices of Scott W. Lee, PA, of Beaufort, for Appellant.

Robert V. Mathison, Jr. , Mathison & Mathison, of Hilton Head Island, for Respondent.

Richard K. McElveen, Sr. appeals the trial court's denial of his motion for a new trial, arguing the trial court erred in ruling the jury's award of punitive damages against him was not so grossly excessive as to shock the conscience of the court. We affirm.

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