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SHIELDS v. S.C.D.H.P.T.

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303 S.C. 439 (1991)

401 S.E.2d 185

Carlton A. SHIELDS, Sr., as Administrator of the Estate of Carlton A. Shields, Jr., Respondent v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided January 7, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank S. Potts and Michael H. Montgomery of Lide, Montgomery & Potts, Columbia, for appellant.

Clifford O. Koon, Jr. of Rogers, Koon, Waters & Thomas, Columbia, for respondent.

Heard Nov. 5, 1990.

Decided Jan. 7, 1991.

GOOLSBY, Judge:

This is a wrongful death action brought by Carlton A. Shields, Sr., as administrator of the estate of Carlton A. Shields, Jr., against the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation. The administrator's son died when his automobile plunged into a 40-foot-wide, 15-foot-deep washout on a secondary road marked by a single "Road Closed" sign. The Department maintained no barricade...

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