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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

Christopher T. Godley, Respondent,

v.

Helene Dowling, Milton Kelley, Harvey Kelley, and All Pro Contractors, Inc. d/b/a Custom Cut Log Homes, Defendants, 

of whom Helene Dowling is the Appellant.

Appeal From Beaufort County
Judge Carmen T. Mullen, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.  2011-UP-571
Heard December 7, 2011 – Filed December 20, 2011

AFFIRMED

James Moss, of Beaufort, for Appellant.

J. Thomas Mikell, of Beaufort, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  This appeal arises out of a jury verdict awarding Respondent Christopher T. Godley $10,000 in actual damages and $40,000 in punitive damages against Appellant Helene Dowling.  On appeal, Dowling argues the trial court erred in:  (1) directing a verdict for Godley regarding his cause of action for trespass; (2) allowing arborist testimony of the commercial value of the trees where the trees were noncommercial; (3) failing to direct a verdict for Dowling on the issue of actual damages; and (4) failing to direct a verdict for Dowling on the issue of punitive damages.  We affirm.

1.  As to Dowling's argument that the trial court erred in granting a directed verdict on Godley's cause of action for trespass, we find this argument unpreserved for appell