Davenport v. Summer

Littlejohn, Justice:

This action was commenced by the plaintiff against the defendants, George Summer and the County of Newberry, seeking damages allegedly due by reason of the wrongful death of the plaintiff’s intestate growing out of an automobile collision.

The plaintiff moved to make the automobile liability insurance carrier of Summer, National Grange Insurance Company, a party-defendant. The lower court granted the motion, holding that the South Carolina Automobile Reparation Reform Act of 1974, § 56-11-10 et seq., Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), permits the joinder of a motor…