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SUMMER v. CARPENTER

No. 24689.

328 S.C. 36 (1997)

492 S.E.2d 55

Amy SUMMER, Appellant, v. Robert R. CARPENTER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided September 22, 1997.

Rehearing Denied October 21, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark W. Hardee, of Lewis, Babcock & Hawkins, L.L.P., Columbia, for appellant.

James W. Alford, Curtis W. Dowling, and Andrew E. Haselden, of Banes, Alford, Stork & Johnson, L.L.P., Columbia, for respondent.

BURNETT, Justice:

Appellant brought this legal malpractice action against respondent alleging he was negligent for failing to institute suit against the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation (the Highway Department). Appellant seeks review of the trial judge's order granting respondent's motion for summary judgment. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

UNDERLYING FACTS

Appellant was rendered a quadriplegic as a...

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