Milligan v. South Carolina Department of Highways

Cureton, Justice:

The appellants, Milligan, Tallent, CaroLeasing, Inc. and Carolina Freight Carriers, each, brought separate suits against the respondents, South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation and three of its employees, for damages for alleged negligent maintenance of a highway. The circuit court granted summary judgment for the Highway Department on Tallent’s action and for the three individual respondents on the suits of each of the appellants. The cases were consolidated for the purposes of appeal. We affirm the judgments of the circuit court.

These four suits…