McKenzie v. McKenzie

Littlejohn, Justice:

Appellants Dudley Scott McKenzie and Benjamin E. McKenzie appeal from an order granting respondent’s, S. C. Highway Department, motions tO' strike all language asserted as a basis for punitive damages from appellants’ complaint. We affirm.

On April 15, 1979, Dudley McKenzie was injured and his mother Euvena McKenzie was killed in a two car accident on a state highway. Appellants sought damages from the Department alleging there was a defect in the shoulder of the road which contributed to the accident. The trial court granted the Department’s motions to strike because of…