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PIKE v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. 25208.

343 S.C. 224 (2000)

540 S.E.2d 87

Michael PIKE, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Melissa P. Pike, Respondent, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 6, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William McBee Smith of Smith & Haskell, L.L.P., of Spartanburg, for petitioner.

James Fletcher Thompson of Thompson & Sinclair, of Spartanburg, for respondent.

WALLER, Justice:

This is a wrongful death action. Respondent's wife, Melissa Pike (Melissa), was involved in a car accident at an intersection in Spartanburg; she died from injuries sustained in the collision. The jury found petitioner, the Department of Transportation (DOT), liable in the amount of $730,000. The DOT appealed, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. Pike v. South Carolina Dep't of Transp.,

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