BARNETTE v. ADAMS BROS. LOGGING, INC.

No. 25711.

355 S.C. 588 (2003)

586 S.E.2d 572

Voncorie Jermal BARNETTE and Marlos Dupree Barnette, minors under the age of eighteen years, by Willie M. Barnette and Evelyn G. Barnette, their Parents and General Guardians, Appellants, v. ADAMS BROTHERS LOGGING, INC. and Dan Frederick Little, Respondents. Evelyn G. Barnette, Appellant, v. Adams Brothers Logging, Inc. and Dan Frederick Little, Respondents. Willie M. Barnette, Appellant, v. Adams Brothers Logging, Inc. and Dan Frederick Little, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided September 2, 2003.

Rehearing Denied October 8, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell K. Byrd, of Byrd and Byrd, of Rock Hill, for Appellants.

Mark S. Barrow, and William R. Calhoun, Jr., of Sweeny, Wingate, and Barrow, P.A., of Columbia, for Respondents.


Justice WALLER:

This is a tort action in which the circuit court dismissed the appellants' (the Barnettes/plaintiffs) complaints for failing to comply with pre-trial discovery. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

FACTS

This case involves an auto accident between the Barnettes' 1991 Plymouth van and a logging truck owned by respondent, Adams Brothers Logging, Inc. Sixteen-year old Voncorie Barnette was driving the Plymouth van; his eight-year old...

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