Day v. Kilgore

Toal, Justice:

We granted certiorari to review the opinion of the Court of Appeals in Day v. Kilgore, — S.C. —, 427 S.E. (2d) 683 (Ct. App. 1992). We affirm.

FACTS

This is a “chain reaction” automobile accident. Day sustained physical injuries when his automobile was hit from the rear by an automobile driven by Paul Mahar and owned by Kilgore’s Auto Services. The automobile driven by Paul Mahar was pushed into Day by an automobile driven by Angela Manning.

The defendants’ insurers paid property damage to Day’s automobile prior to trial. The only issues to be decided at trial were whether the…