Legal Opinion
Rushton v. South Carolina State Highway Department
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided June 12, 1945No. 15745PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Associate Justice StukEs
delivered the unanimous Opinion of the Court.
Appellant’s intestate lost his life on December 9, 1941, in an accident on Highway No. 701 in Georgetown County. Appellant qualified as administrator of the estate and brought action against the State Highway Department, for the benefit of the three minor children of the deceased, by summons and complaint dated Jauary 7, 1942. The suit papers were mailed to the respondent Department which accepted service of them on January 9, 1942.
Respondent answered on January 22, 1942, admitting certain of the allegations of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States Casualty Co. v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1930
- Sirrine v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1925
- Crescent Manufacturing Co. v. S. C. Tax CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1924
- Bell v. South Carolina State Highway Dept.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1944
- Ouzts v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1931
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3Cited by8 opinions
- McCall v. BatsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
- McCall ex rel. Andrews v. BatsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
- Cochran v. City of SumterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1963
- Jeff Hunt MacHinery Co. v. South Carolina State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1950
- Morris v. South Carolina State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1975
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