Legal Opinion
Rogers v. South Carolina Department of Parole & Community Corrections
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 27, 1995No. 24350PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Moore, Justice:
This is a wrongful death action in which respondent obtained a jury verdict in the amount of $600,000. We reverse.
FACTS
In 1985, Doris Rogers (Doris) was robbed, kidnapped, and murdered. Her assailants were Daniel Jones and Robert Vandroff (Vandroff). Seventeen days prior to Doris’s murder, appellants released Vandroff pursuant to a supervised furlough program provided for in S.C. Code Ann. §§ 24-13-710 and -720.1 Vandroff had been serving time for breaking into the *255home occupied by Doris and her son (respondent).
In 1989, respondent brought this action for wrongful death…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- McCall v. BatsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
- Cairl v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Rayfield Ex Rel. Estate of Rayfield v. South Carolina Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1988
- Degenhart v. Knights of ColumbusSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Arthurs Ex Rel. Estate of Munn v. Aiken CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
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