Legal Opinion
Washington v. Lexington County Jail
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided October 11, 1999No. 3056PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 owe a duty to Washington. In the alternative, the trial court ruled that the respondents were immune from suit under the South…
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