McCullough v. Gatch

Brailsford, Justice.

After dark on April 14, 1964, on Farrow Road, in Rich-land County, an automobile belonging to Forrest Blackwell and operated by John McCullough was in collision with one of two unattended cows on the highway. Palmetto State Hospital, a facility of the State of South Carolina under the jurisdiction of the South Carolina Mental Health Commission, operates a nearby farm, from which the cows had strayed. Charles Gatch was employed as supervisor of this farm.

McCullough and Blackwell, respectively, sued Gatch for damages for personal injury and property damage. The cases were…