Legal Opinion
Graham v. Dorchester County School District
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided February 7, 2000No. 3110PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONNOR, Judge:
The issue in this action is whether Rule 40(j), SCRCP, should be applied retroactively to cases pending at the time of its enactment. The trial court found the rule was applicable. We affirm.
FACTS
Sheila Graham was allegedly struck by a Dorchester County school bus. In October of 1991, she filed suit against the Dorchester County School District. The complaint was later amended to add the South Carolina Department of Education as a defendant.
On April 30, 1993, the trial court struck the case from the trial roster with leave to restore, pursuant to former Rule 40(c)(3), SCRCP.…
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