Legal Opinion
South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. Love Chevrolet, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 4, 1996No. 24516PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Justice:
On appeal is an order of the circuit court reducing the jury’s punitive damage award by one half. We find no abuse of discretion in the judge’s reduction of the verdict and, accordingly, we affirm.
FACTS
South Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance (Insurer) insured an automobile which was involved in an accident. The vehicle was towed to Love Chevrolet for repairs. Insurer paid $4258.86 for repairs, which included $1126.00 for repairs to the transmission. Insurer subsequently brought this action for fraud contending Love had performed no repairs on the transmission. 1 The jury returned…
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