EDWARDS v. SCAPA WAYCROSS, INC.

Appellate Case No. 2019-000649 Opinion No. 5931.

437 S.C. 396 (2022)

878 S.E.2d 696

Stephen R. EDWARDS, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Steven Redfearn Stewart, Respondent, v. SCAPA WAYCROSS, INC., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed August 3, 2022.

Rehearing Denied October 26, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Peele Early , of Pierce, Sloan, Wilson, Kennedy & Early, LLC, of Charleston; Joseph C. Wilson, IV , of Joseph C Wilson Law Firm LLC, of Folly Beach; S. Christopher Collier , of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, of Atlanta, Georgia; and Robert B. Gilbreath , of Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP, of Dallas, Texas, all for Appellant.

Mona Lisa Wallace , of Wallace & Graham PA, of Salisbury, North Carolina; Kathleen Chewning Barnes , of Barnes Law Firm LLC, of Hampton; Gregory Lynn Hyland , of Gregory L. Hyland Attorney at Law LLC, of Summerville; Thomas H. Hart, III , of Hart Law LLC, of Summerville; Frederick John Jekel , of Leventis & Ransom, of Columbia; and William M. Graham , of Wallace & Graham PA, of Salisbury, North Carolina, all for Respondent.


In this mesothelioma case, Scapa Waycross, Inc. (Scapa) appeals the trial court's (1) denial of its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV); (2) granting a new trial nisi additur for Stephen Redfern Stewart's estate, represented by his son Stephen R. Edwards, regarding survival damages; (3) denial to reallocate...

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