HIGHTOWER v. GREENVILLE COUNTY

19132

255 S.C. 192 (1970)

177 S.E.2d 785

Julie Louise HIGHTOWER, Respondent, v. GREENVILLE COUNTY, South Carolina, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

November 25, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E.P. Riley, Esq., of Greenville, for Appellant.

Messrs. McDonald, Cox & Turner of Greenville, for Respondent.


November 25, 1970.

Per Curiam:

Greenville County appeals from a judgment recovered against it by the plaintiff for personal injuries sustained when the right front wheel of the automobile in which she was a passenger struck a hole in a blacktop road maintained by the county.

This action was brought under Section 33-921 of the 1962 Code which waives the county's immunity from suit in favor of one who has been injured "through a defect or

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