Legal Opinion
Summer v. Carpenter
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided September 22, 1997No. 24689PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURNETT, Justice:
Appellant brought this legal malpractice action against respondent alleging he was negligent for failing to institute suit against the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation (the Highway Department). Appellant seeks review of the trial judge’s order granting respondent’s motion for summary judgment. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
UNDERLYING FACTS
Appellant was rendered a quadriplegic as a result of a single car accident on June 29, 1989, at the intersection of Heckle Boulevard and Hollis Lakes Road near Rock Hill, South Carolina. At the time of…
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- City of Columbia v. American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
- Foster v. South Carolina Department of Highways & Public TransportationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
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