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ELLIS v. OLIVER

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307 S.C. 365 (1992)

415 S.E.2d 400

Michael Anthony ELLIS, Deceased, by Deborah Scott Ellis, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Michael Anthony Ellis, Respondent v. David OLIVER, M.D., Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 9, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kay G. Crowe and R. Lewis Johnson, Barnes, Alford, Stork & Johnson, Columbia, for appellant.

Michael J. Miller and Deborah A. Vitale, Miller & Vitale, Alexandria, Va., and Kimberly A. Raber, Columbia, for respondent.

Submitted Dec. 6, 1991.

Decided March 9, 1992.

TOAL, Justice:

The sole issue we address on appeal is whether the defendants are considered multiple defendants for the purpose of determining venue when single actions are consolidated under Rule 42 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. We find they are not and reverse.

FACTS

The plaintiff, now deceased, was involved in a one car accident on October 3, 1988. He was treated...

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