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KERR v. CAROLINA BANK & TRUST CO.

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303 S.C. 518 (1991)

402 S.E.2d 185

Joseph E. KERR, Respondent v. CAROLINA BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided February 11, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Keller, Jr. and S. Porter Stewart, II, both of McGowan, Keller, Eaton, Brodie & Stewart, Florence, and David M. Beasley, Hartsville, for appellant.

Eugene A. Fallon, Jr., of Fallon & Odom, Florence, for respondent.

Heard Dec. 10, 1990.

Decided Feb. 11, 1991.

SHAW, Judge:

Joseph E. Kerr sued Carolina Bank & Trust Company for breach of the duty of confidentiality which resulted from negligence, gross negligence, recklessness, willfulness and wantonness. A jury awarded Kerr $50,000 actual damages and $20,000 punitive damages. We reverse and remand.

The issues we are asked to consider are whether the trial judge erred in refusing to grant a directed verdict...

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