Legal Opinion
Gause v. Smithers
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided June 16, 2009No. 4566PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKonduros, J.
Don Gause appeals the circuit court’s dismissal of his negligence claims against Edward Raymond Hunt (Son) because the claims violated the statute of limitations. We affirm.
FACTS
On November 15, 2003, Gause, a Conway police officer, was involved in a DUI traffic stop of a car driven by Son, but owned by Edward W. Hunt (Father). During the stop, a second car driven by Nathan Smithers, hit and injured Gause. Almost three years later, on November 2, 2006, Gause filed a lawsuit against Father as the driver of the car, alleging negligence. 1 Father was served on November 20, 2006, after the statute…
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