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CHILTON v. CITY OF COLUMBIA

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250 S.C. 132 (1967)

156 S.E.2d 419

John Henry CHILTON, as Administrator of the Estate of Ronnie Chilton, Respondent, v. The CITY OF COLUMBIA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

August 23, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. John W. Sholenberger and Roy D. Bates, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Messrs. Gary Paschal, Dallas D. Ball and Luther M. Lee, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Messrs. John W. Sholenberger and Roy D. Bates, of Columbia for Appellant, in Reply.

August 23, 1967.

LEWIS, Justice.

This appeal concerns the liability of the defendant, City of Columbia, for the death of plaintiff's intestate, Ronnie Chilton, a three year old child, who, while playing with other children on a street embankment, fell into a hole or ditch on the street right of way and drowned. The matter was here on a prior appeal involving the sufficiency of the pleadings against demurrer. Chilton...

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