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WASHINGTON v. LEXINGTON COUNTY JAIL

No. 3056.

337 S.C. 400 (1999)

523 S.E.2d 204

Carmell WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. LEXINGTON COUNTY JAIL, County of Lexington, South Carolina Department of Corrections, and The State of South Carolina, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided October 11, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnny E. Watson, of Columbia, for appellant.

Wilburn Brewer, Jr. and Thomas C.R. Legare, Jr., both of Nexsen, Pruet, Jacobs & Pollard, of Columbia, for respondents.

GOOLSBY, Judge:

Carmell Washington sued the Lexington County Jail (Jail), the County of Lexington (County), the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDOC), and the State of South Carolina (State) (collectively, the respondents), seeking actual and punitive damages plus costs and expenses based on the respondents' failure to properly supervise an inmate. The trial court dismissed the action pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), SCRCP, finding that the respondents did not...

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