Legal Opinion
O'LAUGHLIN v. Windham
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided March 16, 1998No. 2809PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Judge:
Sabina O’Laughlin (O’Laughlin) brought this action against Susan Cure (Cure), a Hilton Head ministerial recorder. O’Laughlin alleged damages under several legal theories arising out of her arrest on a warrant issued by Cure. Cure moved to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), SCRCP, on the grounds of judicial immunity. The trial court granted Cure’s motion, concluding common law judicial immunity survives the adoption of the South Carolina Tort Claims Act (the Tort Claims Act). O’Laughlin appeals. We affirm. 1
FACTS
O’Laughlin is a Jacksonville, Florida pathologist who visited Hilton…
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