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WINTHROP UNIVERSITY v. PICKENS ROOFING

Opinion No. 5433.

418 S.C. 142 (2016)

791 S.E.2d 152

THE WINTHROP UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES FOR THE STATE of South Carolina, Respondent, v. PICKENS ROOFING AND SHEET METALS, INC., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed August 3, 2016.

Rehearing Denied October 21, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lyndey Ritz Zwingelberg and Kirby Darr Shealy, III , both of Adams and Reese LLP, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Zachary Mason Jett and Peter W. Vogt , both of Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig, LLP, of Charlotte, for Respondent.

In this case arising from an extensive roof fire, a jury awarded the Winthrop University Trustees for the State of South Carolina (Winthrop) $7,223,343.14 in damages against Pickens Roofing and Sheet Metals, Inc. (Pickens). On appeal, Pickens argues the circuit court erred in (1) denying its motion for a new trial absolute based on...

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