Marley v. Kirby

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

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.

Reference

Full Case Name
Coleen B. MARLEY (Mrs. Eugene Marley) v. Leland Eugene KIRBY
Status
Published