Legal Opinion
Hunsucker v. State Hwy. Dept.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 28, 1937No. 14423PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
January 28, 1937. The opinion of the Court was delivered by The plaintiff sues to recover damages for the death of her husband, R. Knox Hunsucker, which she alleges was caused by "the negligent operation of a truck in charge of the State Highway Department, while the said vehicle was actually engaged in the construction or repair of the said highway."
The only specification of negligence set out in the complaint is as follows:
"That * * * on the 19th day of February, 1934, R. Knox Hunsucker was riding along Highway No. 401 — about five miles south of the Town of Bennettsville, when a truck…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Turner v. American Motorists Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1934
- Nat'l Bank of Honea Path v. Barrett Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1934
- Delk v. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1936
- Lancaster v. South Carolina Power CompanySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1936
3Cited by7 opinions
- Bell v. Bank of AbbevilleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1947
- Bunton v. South Carolina State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1938
- Robinson v. Carolina Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1958
- Cooper v. South Carolina Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1937
- Jacks v. TOWNSENDSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1955
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