MORRIS v. S.C. STATE HIGHWAY DEPT.

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264 S.C. 369 (1975)

215 S.E.2d 430

Joyce B. MORRIS, as Administratrix of the Estate of Jimbo Buck Morris, Respondent, v. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

May 13, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Daniel R. McLeod, Atty. Gen., and John L. Choate, Staff Atty., of Columbia, and G. Dana Sinkler of Sinkler, Gibbs, Simons & Guerard, Charleston, for Appellant.

Messrs. Paul N. Uricchio, III, and O. Grady Query, of Uricchio, Howe & Krell, Charleston, for Respondent.


May 13, 1975.

LITTLEJOHN, Justice:

This action was initiated by the respondent, Joyce B. Morris, as administratrix of the estate of Jimbo Buck Morris, deceased, on behalf of the statutory beneficiaries of Jimbo Buck Morris under the provisions of the Wrongful Death Statute, § 10-1951 et seq., Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1962. The complaint alleges a cause of action pursuant to the Governmental Motor...

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