Honea v. Prior

295 S.C. 526 (1988)

369 S.E.2d 846

Patti HONEA, Respondent

v.

William Franklin PRIOR, M.D., Appellant.

1157

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Heard March 22, 1988.

Decided May 9, 1988.

Stephen K. Surasky of Bell & Surasky, Langley; James B. Richardson, Jr. of Richardson & Smith, Columbia, for appellant.

Kenneth M. Suggs and John Boswell of Suggs & Kelly, and James Edward Holler, Columbia, for respondent.

Heard March 22, 1988.

Decided May 9, 1988.

GOOLSBY, Judge:

This case involves allegations of a sexual assault committed by a physician on a female patient. The jury awarded the patient, Patti Honea,…