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COPELAND v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SPARTANBURG

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282 S.C. 8 (1984)

316 S.E.2d 408

Peggy COPELAND, Respondent, v. The HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SPARTANBURG, S.C. Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

May 24, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T.E. Walsh and William E. Walsh of Gaines & Walsh, Spartanburg, for appellant.

Albert V. Smith of Turnipseed, Holland & Smith, Spartanburg, for respondent.

May 24, 1984.

LITTLEJOHN, Chief Justice:

The plaintiff-respondent, Peggy Copeland, brings this action against The Housing Authority of Spartanburg, South Carolina. She alleges that she is entitled to recover damages because of the negligence of the defendant in failing to repair a gas furnace which emitted flames causing her furniture to be burned. The trial judge overruled the Demurrer of the City in effect overruling the doctrine of sovereign immunity. We...

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