Legal Opinion
Truesdale v. South Carolina Highway Department
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 16, 1975No. 20000PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bussey, Justice:
This wrongful death action was brought by respondents as the personal representatives of Kimberly Ann Truesdale against one Sara Lynn Young and against the South Carolina Highway Department, the appellant herein, the action against the Highway Department being controlled by the “South Carolina Governmental Motor Vehicle Tort Claims Act” [1968 (55) 3027] codified as sections 10-2621 through 10-2625 in the 1973 Cumulative Supplement to the 1962 Code of Laws.
The plaintiffs sought damages in the total amount of $35,000. Prior to the trial plaintiffs executed a covenant not to sue…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Stroud v. Board of Water CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
- Sturgeon v. ClarkNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
- Locklear v. Southeastern Stages, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1940
- Kennedy v. Consolidated Motor Lines, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
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3Cited by38 opinions
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