Ancrum v. State Highway Department

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Stabeer.

The undisputed facts out of which this action arose are as follows : In the fall of 1929, the part of the state highway adjoining the bridge over Hanging Rock Creek in Kershaw County was undermined by flood waters, due to very heavy rainfall. In order that traffic might pass, the defendant built a ramp or temporary bridge over that portion of the highway undermined, leading up to the main bridge over the creek. On October 7, 1929, the plaintiff drove his car over this ramp onto the main bridge, where, for some reason, the car broke…