South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. v. Aetna Insurance

Stukes, Chief Justice.

Reference will be had to the report of the decision in the former appeal of this case, 230 S. C. 340, 95 S. E. (2d) 596. It would be repetitious to restate here the facts which were alleged in the pleadings and motion papers, and re counted in the cited opinion. Upon trial the jury returned verdict for plaintiffs for $138,000.00. The usual defensive motions were overruled, except the trial judge granted a new trial upon the issue of damages only. He found the verdict to be excessive but declined to reduce it by order for new trial nisi, which course was within his…