Bouknight v. State Highway Department
Supreme Court of South Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Stabeer.
This is a suit for damages for injuries to person and property. The complaint contains two causes of action. For a first cause, the plaintiff alleged that, on December 9, 1929, while he was driving his Ford sedan along the Dixie highway between Trenton and Edgefield, on his right-hand side of the road at about twenty miles per hour, he met and collided with a tractor of the defendant; that as a result of the collision he received severe and painful bodily injuries, which were due to and caused by the negligent acts of the defendant,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lower Main St. Bk. v. Caledonian Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1926
- Templeton v. C. & W. C. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1921
- Leitner v. Columbia Rwy., Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1928
3Cited by2 opinions
- Young v. BostSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1962
- Morrison v. South Carolina State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1936