Tanyel v. Osborne

Connor, Judge:

This accident between an automobile and a school bus involves the two-year statute of limitations in the South Carolina Tort Claims Act. The trial judge granted summary judgment to the South Carolina Department of Education (department). Tanyel appeals. We affirm.

The Tort Claims Act bars any action which is not “commenced within two years after the date the loss was or should have been discovered____” S.C. Code Ann. § 15-78-110 (Supp. 19093). It is undisputed Tanyel knew of his “loss” on the day of the accident. The trial judge reasoned the failure to bring an action within two…