YOUNG v. S.C. DEPT. OF DISABILITIES

No. 26371.

374 S.C. 360 (2007)

649 S.E.2d 488

Gloria Jean YOUNG, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Bryant L. Armstrong, Deceased, Respondent, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS and Fairfield/Newberry Disabilities Special Needs Board, Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 13, 2007.

Rehearing Denied September 6, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew F. Lindemann, William H. Davidson, II, and Robert D. Garfield, all of Davidson, Morrison & Lindemann, P.A., of Columbia; Ruskin C. Foster and Hoover C. Blanton, both of McCutchen Blanton Johnson & Barnette, LLP, of Columbia, for Appellants.

John K. Koon, of Koon & Cook, P.A., of Winnsboro; and William B. Salley, Jr., of Salley Law Firm, of Lexington, for Respondent.


Justice BURNETT.

Gloria Jean Young (Respondent), as personal representative of the Estate of Bryant L. Armstrong, brought a wrongful death and survival action against the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (DDSN) and the Fairfield/Newberry Disabilities Special Needs Board (Board). The trial court granted Respondent's motion for partial summary judgment. We reverse.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The decedent, Respondent...

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