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HORNE v. BEASON

22335

285 S.C. 518 (1985)

331 S.E.2d 342

Robert S. HORNE, Administrator of the Estate of Wayne Franklin Horne, deceased, Respondent-Appellant, v. James BEASON, Joe Moon, Darrell Kimbrell, Ken Holloway, Don N. Smith, Wayne Welborn, Randall G. Ponder, Paul Greer, Roy Collins, Jr., L.C. Pearson, Nancy Jones, and the City of Greer, Defendants, Of Whom The City of Greer is Appellant, And James Beason and Joe Moon are Appellants-Respondents, And Don N. Smith, Wayne Welborn, Randall G. Ponder, Paul Greer, Roy Collins, Jr., L.C. Pearson and Nancy Jones are Respondents. Appeal of The CITY OF GREER.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided May 29, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Merriam of Carter, Smith, Merriam & Rogers, Greer, for appellant.

W. Howard Boyd, Jr. of Rainey, Britton, Gibbs & Clarkson, Greenville, for appellants-respondents and respondents.

Thomas W. Greene and Jerry L. Taylor, Greenville, for respondent-appellant.

Heard April 24, 1985.

Decided May 29, 1985.

LITTLEJOHN, Chief Justice:

Wayne Franklin Horne, a seventeen-year-old boy, was discovered dead in his cell at the City of Greer Jail. There is no contention that he died at the hands of another, and the agreed statement of fact by which the parties are bound stipulates that "... he was found dead in his cell, having hanged himself."

These wrongful death and survival actions were instituted against...

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