Boland Ex Rel. Estate of Boland v. South Carolina Public Service Authority

Shaw, Judge:

The appellant — General Recreation, Inc. is appealing a Circuit Court order denying its motion to set aside a default judgment in an action for wrongful death. We affirm.

Francis Boland was electrocuted while attempting to launch a sailboat which allegedly came in contact with electrical transmission lines. An action was filed by Boland’s estate against General Recreation asserting a products liability claim for the manufacture and sale of a defective and dangerous sailboat.

General Recreation was served by certified letter dated October 30, 1979. On November 9, 1979, counsel for…