Legal Opinion
Middleton v. Pearman
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided November 17, 1969No. Civ. A. Nos. 68-1064, 68-1089, 69-35Published
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DONALD RUSSELL, District Judge.
All three of these cases grow out of certain unfortunate events which took place at South Carolina State College at Orangeburg, South Carolina, on the night of February 8, 1968, and seek recovery for wrongful death under the provisions of Title 10, Sections 1951-2, Code of Laws of South Carolina (1962).
The defendants in all are S. N. Pear-man, the Chief Highway Commissioner of South Carolina, and his official surety.
The theory of the complaints is that such Commissioner and his surety are liable for the alleged wrongful assaults by certain highway patrolmen…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McKenzie v. CITY OF FLORENCESupreme Court of South Carolina · 1959
- Rutledge v. SmallSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1939
- Small v. National Surety Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1942
- Rosemond v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co. of Des MoinesDistrict Court, W.D. South Carolina · 1965
- Trammell v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.District Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1942
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