Steverson v. Orangeburg County

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Fraser.

These two cases involved the same questions, and were heard on Circuit and in this Court together.

In Orangeburg County a public highway ran from Neeses to Springfield. There was a neighborhood road that connected with the public highway. The public highway had a ditch on either side. At the intersection of these two roads a galvanized pipe was put in the ditch and dirt thrown over it. The pipe was defective, and a horse and mule belonging to the plaintiffs were injured. The County was sued and denied liability on the ground that the…