THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals Jerry Hogan, Respondent, v. Corder and Sons, Inc., Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2016-000259

Appeal From Lexington County D. Garrison Hill, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2017-UP-264 Submitted May 1, 2017 – Filed June 28, 2017

AFFIRMED

Jonathan R. Hendrix, of Hendrix & Steigner, of Cayce, for Appellant.

Bradd W. Bunce, of Green Law Firm, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: Rule 50(a), SCRCP ("When upon a trial the case presents only questions of law the [court] may direct a verdict."); RFT Mgmt. Co. v. Tinsley & Adams L.L.P., 399 S.C. 322, 331, 732 S.E.2d 166, 171 (2012) ("A motion for a [judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV)] is merely a renewal of the directed verdict motion."); id. at 332, 732 S.E.2d at 171 ("The trial court must deny a motion for a directed verdict or JNOV if the evidence yields more than one reasonable inference or its inference is in doubt."); id. ("Moreover, '[a] motion for JNOV may be granted only if no reasonable jury could have reached the challenged verdict.'" (alteration by court) (quoting Gastineau v. Murphy, 331 S.C. 565, 568, 503 S.E.2d 712, 713 (1998))); id. ("An appellate court will reverse the trial court's ruling only if no evidence supports the ruling below."); Simmons v. Tuomey Reg'l Med. Ctr., 341 S.C. 32, 42, 533 S.E.2d 312, 317 (2000) ("An employer has a nondelegable duty to employees to provide a reasonably safe work place and suitable tools, and remains vicariously liable for injuries caused by unsafe activities or tools under the employer's control.").

AFFIRMED. 1 LOCKEMY, C.J., and HUFF and THOMAS, JJ., concur.

We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.