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ROSS v. RICHLAND COUNTY

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270 S.C. 100 (1978)

240 S.E.2d 649

Brown C. ROSS, Jr., Respondent, v. RICHLAND COUNTY and South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Defendants, of whom South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation is, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

January 16, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel R. McLeod, Atty. Gen., Marvin C. Jones, A. Camden Lewis, and F. Kimball Joyner, Jr., Asst. Attys. Gen., of Columbia, for Appellant.

Thomas H. Pope, III, of Newberry, for Respondent.

January 16, 1978.

NESS, Justice:

May a county court judge, after determining his court lacks jurisdiction, transfer the case to the court of common pleas? We conclude a court without jurisdiction only has authority to dismiss the action.

Respondent brought suit against Richland County and the South Carolina Department of Highways and Transportation, alleging property damage caused by an alleged defect in the...

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