Legal Opinion
Jensen Ex Rel. Estate of Clark v. Anderson County Department of Social Services
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided March 4, 1991No. 23358PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Toal, Justice:
This is a wrongful death and survival action initially brought against the South Carolina Department of Social Services, its director and board and against the Anderson County Department of Social Services, its director, its board and against an Anderson County Department of So cial Services (DSS) social worker and her supervisor for failing to properly investigate a report of child abuse. The sole issue on appeal is whether such alleged negligence may give rise to a private cause of action under the Child Protection Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 20-7-480 et seq. We find that it may and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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