Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Newton
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided November 28, 2012No. Appellate Case No. 2010-168831; No. 5055PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShort, J.
Warren Jared Newton, Newton’s Farm, and J & J Logging, Inc. (collectively, the Newton defendants) and Edgar Rivera appeal the trial court’s grant of Jeisel Rivera’s new trial motion after the jury returned a verdict in favor of all defendants in this automobile accident case. We affirm.
FACTS
Jeisel and Edgar are siblings. On the night of the accident, Edgar received a telephone call indicating their father had been mugged and was injured. Edgar tried to conceal the call from his sister to avoid upsetting her, but Jeisel overheard and insisted on accompanying Edgar to check on their father.…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Rivera v. NewtonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2015
- Rivera v. NewtonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2015