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HOFFMAN v. S.C. STATE HWY. DEPT.

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229 S.C. 332 (1956)

92 S.E.2d 885

JAMES E. HOFFMAN, Respondent, v. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

May 2, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. T.C. Callison, Attorney General, and Daniel R. McLeod, Assistant Attorney General, of Columbia, and Paulling & James, of Darlington, for Appellant.

Messrs. James P. Mozingo III, and John L. Nettles, of Darlington, and Jennings & Jennings, of Bishopville, for Respondent.

May 2, 1956.

LEGGE, Justice.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff on the night of Saturday, October 11, 1952, when the automobile in which he was riding left the paved highway (Route S31-22) on which it had been traveling, and struck a tree and a barn. The complaint alleged negligence on the part of the defendant in the following particular:

"(a) In constructing and...

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