Dial Ex Rel. Estate of Dial v. Niggel Associates, Inc.

MOORE, Justice:

This case is before us on a writ of certiorari to review the *255Court of Appeals’ decision1 reversing the jury’s verdict on the ground of inflammatory argument by counsel. We take this opportunity to clarify the narrowness of our holding in Toyota of Florence, Inc. v. Lynch, 314 S.C. 257, 442 S.E.2d 611 (1994), and reverse.

FACTS

Respondent’s (Dial’s) husband, a sheriffs deputy, was killed when the patrol car he was driving collided with a truck owned by petitioner Niggel Associates and driven by Niggel’s employee, petitioner George. George subsequently pled guilty to felony driving…