Pollard v. County of Florence

In this action under the South Carolina Tort Claims Act, S.C. Code Ann. §§ 15-78-10 to -190 (Supp. 1993), Monique Danielle Pollard appeals from the circuit court’s grant of summary judgment to Florence County on the ground that Pollard’s claim was barred by the statute of limitations. We affirm.

On November 2,1989, while driving a vehicle owned by the County of Florence, Susan Marie Weatherford, an employee of the Florence County Sheriffs Department, collided with Pollard’s vehicle thereby injuring Pollard.

Seeking to recover damages for her injuries, Pollard served Florence County with a…