Taylor v. South Carolina State Highway Department

Brailsford, Justice.

Plaintiff was seriously injured when an automobile in which he was a passenger collided with the rear end of a tractor-trailer of Southeastern Sand Company. The tractor-trailer was stopped in plaintiff’s lane of travel behind a motor grader of the Highway Department. Plaintiff brought this action against the Sand Company and the Department. He took a voluntary nonsuit to to the Sand Company. At the conclusion of all of the testimony the trial judge directed a verdict in favor of the Department and plaintiff has appealed on exceptions which raise two issues — whether a…