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MacMURPHY v. S.C. DEPT. OF HWYS. & PUBLIC TRANS.

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295 S.C. 49 (1988)

367 S.E.2d 150

Mayme W. MACMURPHY, Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; Paul Parrish, Jr., d/b/a Interstate Wrecker Service; Roger L. Wilson; and Rim Back Storage Company, Defendants, of whom South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation is Respondent and Mayme W. MACMURPHY as Executrix of the Estate of H.E. Macmurphy, Jr., Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; Paul Parrish, Jr., d/b/a Interstate Wrecker Service; Roger L. Wilson; and Rim Back Storage Company, Defendants, of whom South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation is Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 28, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius W. McKay and Richard C. Detwiler, of Haynesworth, Marion, McKay & Guerard, Columbia, for appellant.

William U. Gunn and Robert M. Barrett, of Holcombe, Bomar, Wynn & Gunn, Spartanburg, for respondent.

Submitted Dec. 11, 1987.

Decided March 28, 1988.

Per Curiam:

Appellant Mayme W. Macmurphy appeals a circuit court decision granting respondent, South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation's (Highway Department), motion to strike punitive damages. The circuit court ruled that punitive damages are not recoverable against an agency of the state. We affirm the decision of the circuit court.

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