Wilson v. Clarendon County

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Cothran.

Action for damages on account of the alleged wrongful death of an infant child, about five months old, of William Rose and his wife, Letha, caused, as alleged, by the negligent act of the defendant in the repair of a certain bridge under its jurisdiction. It is alleged that the horse attached to a buggy in which the deceased was riding, in the arms of its mother, another woman, Irene McFadden, driving, took fright at a hole in the bridge, and backed the buggy off of the bridge into the water below, drowning the child. The action was…