Legal Opinion

Curry v. Byrd

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided May 12, 1986No. 0705Published

1Opinion of the Court

Goolsby, Judge:

This is a negligence action arising out of an automobile accident. In the trial court, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant Dennis Byrd. The plaintiffs William Gary Curry and B. W. Curry appeal. They contend the trial court erred in failing to charge certain of their requests to charge as they originally submitted them. We affirm.

*16Prior to the jury charge, the Currys made several requests to charge. The trial judge charged their Requests Nos. 3 and 4; however, he slightly modified the language of both. Request No. 5 was given verbatim. At the end of the charge, the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hook Ex Rel. Estate of Summers v. RothsteinCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
  2. Irick v. UlmerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1965
  3. Helms v. T & L Building Contractors, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1986

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