Sherrill v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.

Littlejohn, Justice.

In this case, the complaint alleged that on or about March 1, 1970, plaintiff Wilton W. Sherrill, Jr., an eighteen-year-old boy, incurred electrical shock and severe burns and injuries, resulting from negligence on the part of Southern Bell and/or South Carolina Electric and Gas Company, while engaged in roofing repairs on the roof of a building located at the corner of Spruill Avenue and Hampton Street in Charleston. The answer of both defendants alleged sole negligence and contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff.

The trial judge granted a nonsuit in favor of…