Legal Opinion
Adkins Ex Rel. Estate of Adkins v. Varn
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided December 20, 1993No. 23970PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Toal, Justice:
This appeal arises from a granting of summary judgment in favor of the county government in action for wrongful death. We affirm.
FACTS
The facts of this appeal are not in dispute. On February 8, 1992, plaintiffs decedent, Brandy L. Adkins, a thirteen-year-old girl, was fatally injured while riding her bicycle around her home in Greenville County. She was chased by several vicious dogs into a public street where she was struck and killed by an automobile. Prior to this occurrence, several local residents had complained about these dogs to county animal control personnel. One…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Berkebile v. OutenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993
- Jensen Ex Rel. Estate of Clark v. Anderson County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- Rayfield Ex Rel. Estate of Rayfield v. South Carolina Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1988
- Citizens for Lee County, Inc. v. Lee CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
- First Baptist Church of Mauldin v. City of MauldinSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Steinke v. South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing & RegulationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
- Paschal v. State Election CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1995
- Wells v. City of LynchburgCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1998
- Proctor v. Department of Health & Environmental ControlCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2006
- Hainer v. American Medical International, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
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