Legal Opinion
Wright v. City of North Charleston
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided October 24, 1978No. 20791PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, Chief Justice.
This action was brought, pursuant to Section 5-7-70' of the 1976 Code of Laws, against respondent, The City of North Charleston, to recover for personal injuries sustained as a result of a defect in a merry-go-round situated in a public park under the control of the respondent. The complaint alleged that respondent was negligent in allowing the merry-go-round to operate in a defective condition. This appeal is from an order sustaining a demurrer to the complaint upon the ground that it failed to state a cause of action within the purview of Section 5-7-70. Affirm.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Irvine v. Town of GreenwoodSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1911
- Reeves v. City of EasleySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1932
- McKenzie v. CITY OF FLORENCESupreme Court of South Carolina · 1959
- Abernathy v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1948
- Stone v. City of FlorenceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1913
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3Cited by7 opinions
- McCall v. BatsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
- McCall ex rel. Andrews v. BatsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
- Betty A. Horton v. United States v. City of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Owen v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Little v. City of Myrtle BeachSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1981
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