Legal Opinion
Rutland v. South Carolina Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided August 4, 2010No. 4721PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
Clarence Rutland (Rutland), as personal representative of the Estate of Tiffanie Rutland, appeals the trial court’s decision granting the South Carolina Department of Transportation’s (SCDOT) post-trial motion for set-off, which subsequently reduced the verdict against SCDOT to zero. We affirm.
FACTS
On June 7, 2003, Tiffanie Rutland (the decedent) was a passenger in a 1999 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer (the Blazer) on Highway 301 in Orangeburg County along with her husband, Rutland, her son, and Rutland’s aunt. Rutland’s uncle, Joseph Bishop (Bishop), was driving the Blazer. While traveling on Highway…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- ML-Lee Acquisition Fund, L.P. v. DeloitteSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
- Ward v. EptingCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1986
- Spaugh v. A.C.L. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1930
- Smalls v. South Carolina Department of EducationCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2000
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