Pike v. South Carolina Department of Transportation

WALLER, Justice:

This is a wrongful death action. Respondent’s wife, Melissa Pike (Melissa), was involved in a car accident at an intersection in Spartanburg; she died from injuries sustained in the collision. The jury found petitioner, the Department of Transportation (DOT), liable in the amount of $730,000. The DOT appealed, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. Pike v. South Carolina Dep’t of Transp., 332 S.C. 605, 506 S.E.2d 516 (Ct.App.1998). We granted the petition for a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ decision. We affirm as modified.

FACTS

The accident occurred on June 24,…