Cochran v. City of Sumter

Taylor, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from an Order of the Honorable Clarence E. Singletary overruling defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff’s complaint.

The Complaint alleges that plaintiff was injured when an automobile driven by defendant Strange, a Captain on the City of Sumter Police Force, struck a ladder on which plaintiff was standing, causing plaintiff to fall heavily to the ground, resulting in his injury.

Defendant’s demurrer alleges the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action against the City of Sumter for the reason that in said complaint plaintiff…