Grice, Administratrix v. Hann
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before McIver, J., Richland, March, 1920. Action by Maggie Grice, administratrix of the estate of James A. Grice, deceased, against Harry F. Hann and Grant Collins. From order of nonsuit as to the defendant Hann, the plaintiff appeals.
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Before McIver, J., Richland, March, 1920. Action by Maggie Grice, administratrix of the estate of James A. Grice, deceased, against Harry F. Hann and Grant Collins. From order of nonsuit as to the defendant Hann, the plaintiff appeals. The complaint follows: The plaintiff alleges: (1) That on the 28th day of September, A. D. 1918, James A. Grice, late of the county of Richland, State aforesaid, departed this life, intestate, and that by án order of the Probate Court in and for the County and State aforesaid, on or about the 14th day of April, 1919, the said Maggie Grice was duly appointed…
1DissentJustice Cothran
It appears to me that the plaintiff has alleged certain specific acts of negligence in the complaint, and now seeks to recover damages, or rather in this appeal to reverse the order of non-suit, . upon an entirely different theory. She brings her action against the intestate’s employee, H. E. Hann, and a co-employee, Grant Collins, alleging that the injuries resulting in the death of the intestate, James A. Grice, were caused by the joint and concurrent negligence of the employee, Collins. In a general statement (paragraph 4), the complaint alleges that all of the acts of negligence specified…
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