Legal Opinion
McKissick v. J.F. Cleckley & Co.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided November 25, 1996No. 2599PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONNOR, Judge.
Dr. Janet M. McKissick sued J.F. Cleckley & Company, an asphalt and paving contractor, for damages she sustained in a vehicular accident. An Allendale County jury awarded her ten million dollars. We affirm.
In March 1992, McKissick was accompanying a pregnant patient in an ambulance. The patient, who was in labor, was being transported from Allendale to a hospital in Beaufort for a possible caesarean section. While en route, the ambulance driver, Barbara Smith, drove off the right side of the road to avoid a deer.
The edge of the road had a significant drop off. When Smith…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Gamble v. International Paper Realty Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
- Hoeffner Ex Rel. Estate of Hoeffner v. CitadelSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993
- Hofer v. St. ClairSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1989
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