Stalheim v. Doskocil

Ness, Justice:

This appeal is from an order granting respondents Dos-kocil, Hall and Jennings’ motions for change of venue from Florence to Richland County in three consolidated negligence actions brought by appellant Stalheim. We affirm.

*254Respondents are the Superintendent of the South Carolina State Hospital, the State Commissioner of Mental Health and a staff psychiatrist at the State Hospital. Appellant alleges negligence causing her tortious injury and her husband’s pain and suffering and wrongful death at the hands of an escaped mental patient.1

The sole issue is whether the trial court…