Legal Opinion
Ford v. South Carolina Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided September 29, 1997No. 2725PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOOLSBY, Judge.
Evangeline M. Ford, individually, and as personal representative of the estate of Aaron D. Ford, appeals the grant of summary judgment to the South Carolina Department of Transportation and Robert and Mable O. Carroll in this wrongful death action. We affirm as to the Carrolls, but reverse and remand as to the Department of Transportation.
FACTS
On January 17, 1993, at about 5:00 a.m., Aaron D. Ford was driving south on State Road 185 when his car collided with a tree that had fallen across the road. Mr. Ford’s car continued through the limbs of the tree and then veered off to…
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- Estate of Cantrell Ex Rel. Cantrell v. GreenCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1990
- City of Phoenix v. WhitingCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1969
- Inabinett v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1941
- Norris v. Greenville, S. & A. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1919
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3Cited by6 opinions
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