Parker Ex Rel. Parker v. Stevenson Oil Co.

Brailsford, Justice.

The plaintiff, a thirteen year old boy, was injured by a fall into an unguarded grease pit on the filling station premises of the Stevenson Oil Company in Hartsville, South Carolina. This action for his injuries resulted in a verdict against the defendant oil company for $20,000.00 actual damages and $1,000.00 punitive damages. The trial judge refused defendant’s alternative motions for judgment n. o.v. or for a new trial, but reduced the verdict for actual damages to $10,000.00 by an order nisi, to which plaintiff has acceded. The defendant has appealed, charging that the…