Platt v. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
Beaulah Platt, as guardian of Asia Platt and as personal representative of the estates of Valerie Platt and William Leroy Platt, appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judg*254ment in favor of the South Carolina Department of Transportation (Department). Platt contends: (1) the Department had a duty to protect the public from the dangerous condition created .by a malfunctioning railroad warning device; (2) the trial court improperly held the Department satisfied its duty by informing CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX) of the malfunctioning signals; and (3) the Department’s negligence in failing…
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