Wise v. Broadway

I concur fully with the majority opinion but am constrained to respond to what I consider clearly erroneous legal positions taken in the dissent.

The single issue in question here involves a fundamental principle clearly enunciated, and long enunciated, in the tort law of South Carolina.

Simply stated, the question is: Does the violation of a statute by a party constitute evidence of recklessness, willfulness and wantonness from which a jury may find the party guilty of recklessness, willfulness and wantonness and award punitive damages. This question has been answered in the affirmative…