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SHERRILL v. SOUTHERN BELL TEL. & TEL. CO.

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260 S.C. 494 (1973)

197 S.E.2d 283

Wilton W. SHERRILL, Jr., a minor by his Guardian Ad Litem Margaret S. Dixson, Respondent-Appellant, v. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, and South Carolina Electric and Gas Company, Appellants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

June 6, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Joseph R. Young, of Young, Clement & Rivers, of Charleston, John A Boykin, Jr., and William D. Goddard, of Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellant-Respondent.

Allen R. Dupree, Esq., of North Charleston, for Respondent-Appellant.

Messrs. Joseph R. Young, of Young, Clement & Rivers, Charleston, John A. Boykin, Jr., and William D. Goddard, of Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellant-Respondent, in Reply.

June 6, 1973.

LITTLEJOHN, Justice.

In this case, the complaint alleged that on or about March 1, 1970, plaintiff Wilton W. Sherrill, Jr., an eighteen-year-old boy, incurred electrical shock and severe burns and injuries, resulting from negligence on the part of Southern Bell and/or South Carolina Electric and Gas Company, while engaged in roofing repairs on the roof of a building located at the corner of Spruill Avenue and Hampton Street in Charleston. The...

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