Legal Opinion
Shields Ex Rel. Estate of Shields v. MARTIN MARIETTA CORP.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided February 4, 1991No. 23335PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
Martin Marietta Corporation (Martin Marietta) and the City of Cayce (City) appeal an Order restoring Respondents’ (The Shields) wrongful death and survival actions to the active docket.
We dismiss the appeal without prejudice.
FACTS
In 1983, the Shields’ 27 month old son, Eric, drowned in flood waters which had accumulated in his yard. The Shields instituted these actions in February, 1984, alleging that various acts and omissions of Martin Marietta, City and a third defendant, Owen Electric Steel, Inc. (Owen), combined to cause the flooding.
When the Shields settled with Owen in October, 1984,…
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