Legal Opinion

Keaton Ex Rel. Foster v. GREENVILLE HOSP.

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided March 1, 1999No. 24912PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TOAL, Justice:

These three consolidated medical malpractice actions are on appeal from an unpublished Court of Appeals decision affirming a jury verdict for the defense. Petitioners claim the Court of Appeals wrongly found an objection to a jury charge was not preserved for appellate review. We agree. Petitioners further argue that they are entitled to a new trial because the jury charge was erroneous. We disagree and find that no new trial is necessary.

Factual/Procedural Background

Vemona Keaton, the mother and guardian ad litem for her son Tony Foster, Jr., (“Patient”), sued the Greenville…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Bragg v. Hi-Ranger, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1995
  2. State v. SmithSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
  3. State v. HoffmanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
  4. Hook Ex Rel. Estate of Summers v. RothsteinCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
  5. King v. WilliamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1981

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. Welch v. EpsteinCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2000
  2. In Re the Care & Treatment of McCrackenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
  3. State v. BurkhartSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
  4. State v. HugheySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
  5. Fields v. J. Haynes Waters Builders, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2008

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