O'Leary-Payne v. R.R. Hilton Head, II, Inc.

HEARN, C.J.:

In this negligence action, R.R. Hilton Head, II, Inc. and Charter Oak Group, Ltd., (collectively Charter) appeal (1) the trial court’s denial of their motion for a directed verdict; (2) the trial court’s decision to strike the defense of assumption of the risk; and (3) the trial court’s refusal to allow them to argue third party liability in their closing argument. We affirm.

FACTS

Margaret O’Leary-Payne was a manager at Lillian Vernon, a retail store located in the Hilton Head Factory Stores II (Shopping Center). 1 Her duties included breaking down cardboard boxes and transporting…