Hurd v. Williamsburg County
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, J.:
Jack Hurd brought this tort action against Williamsburg County and Williamsburg County Transit Authority (collectively referred to as the “County”), alleging damages resulting from an automobile-pedestrian collision that occurred when he was struck by an automobile after exiting a bus. A jury trial was held and Hurd was awarded $675,000 in damages. The verdict was reduced under the mandate of the South Carolina Tort Claims Act. The County appeals. We affirm.
*603 FACTSIPROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Hurd boarded the County’s bus around 6 a.m. on February 1,1996 to go to work in Myrtle Beach.…
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