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GATHERS v. S.C. ELEC. AND GAS CO.

No. 1942.

427 S.E.2d 687 (1993)

David GATHERS, By and Through his Personal Representative, Katherine HUTCHINSON, Respondent, v. SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided February 16, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. Howell Morrison and Martha D. Ballenger, both of Holmes & Thomson, Charleston, and M. Richbourg Roberson, of South Carolina Elec. & Gas Co., Columbia, for appellant.

George J. Kefalos and Benjamin Goldberg, Charleston, for respondent.

PER CURIAM:

David Gathers was electrocuted when he touched a copper water pipe under his home. Gathers's estate filed a wrongful death action against South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, alleging negligence and strict liability. A jury awarded the estate $100,000 actual damages on the negligence claim. SCE & G appeals. We affirm.

1. SCE & G first argues the court erred in denying its motion to strike the estate's expert's testimony regarding...

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