Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1979

Marley v. Kirby

Marley v. Kirby
Supreme Court of South Carolina · Decided March 27, 1979 · Gregory, Lewis, Littlejohn, Ness, Rhodes
273 S.C. 16; 253 S.E.2d 370; 1979 S.C. LEXIS 337

Marley v. Kirby

Opinion of the Court

Ness, Justice:

In Marley v. Kirby, S. C., 245 S. E. (2d) 604 (1978), we held the South Carolina comparative negligence statute unconstitutional and remanded the case for retrial. On re*17mand, the trial judge ruled that since only Marley had appealed the original decision, the verdict against Kirby should not be disturbed. This was error.

Our intention in Marley v. Kirby was that- the entire case should be retried without the application of the comparative negligence statute. We reverse and remand for a new trial on all issues.

Reversed and remanded.

Lewis, C. J., and Littlejohn, Rhodes and Gregory, JJ., concur.

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