Elam v. South Carolina Department of Transportation

Decided September 13, 2004. John H. Waller wrote the opinion for the court.

602 S.E.2d 772 · Cited 287 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Matthews v. Richland County School District One · 594 S.E.2d 177
• Osterneck v. Ernst & Whinney · 489 U.S. 169
• I'On, L.L.C. v. Town of Mt. Pleasant · 526 S.E.2d 716
• Strange v. S.C. Department of Highways & Public Transportation · 314 S.C. 427
• Sears v. Sears · 422 N.E.2d 610
• Wilder Corp. v. Wilke · 497 S.E.2d 731
• Faile v. South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice · 566 S.E.2d 536
• Arnold v. State · 420 S.E.2d 834
• Curcio Ex Rel. Estate of Turner v. Caterpillar, Inc. · 585 S.E.2d 272
• South Carolina State Highway Department v. Clarkson · 226 S.E.2d 696
• State Ex Rel. Douglas v. Bible Baptist Church · 353 N.W.2d 20
• Allstate Insurance v. Durham · 431 S.E.2d 557
• Gamble v. State · 379 S.E.2d 118
• Kennedy v. South Carolina Retirement System · 564 S.E.2d 322
• Dykema Ex Rel. Estate of Dykema v. Carolina Emergency Physicians, P.C. · 560 S.E.2d 894
• Sherrod v. Nash General Hospital, Inc. · 500 S.E.2d 708
• Floyd v. Horry County School District · 569 S.E.2d 343
• Kaufman v. Oregonian Publishing Co. · 245 P.2d 237
• Ex Parte Mutual Savings Life Insurance Company · 765 So. 2d 649
• Foggie v. CSX Transportation, Inc. · 431 S.E.2d 587
• Gassaway v. Patty · 604 S.W.2d 60

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• Transportation Insurance v. South Carolina Second Injury Fund · 699 S.E.2d 687
• Town of Hollywood v. Floyd · 403 S.C. 466
• City of Rock Hill v. Suchenski · 646 S.E.2d 879
• Skydive Myrtle Beach, Inc. v. Horry Cnty. · 826 S.E.2d 585
• Pallares v. Seinar · 407 S.C. 359
• Pope v. Heritage Communities, Inc. · 717 S.E.2d 765
• Allegro, Inc. v. Scully · 418 S.C. 24
• Magnolia North Property Owners' Ass'n v. Heritage Communities, Inc. · 725 S.E.2d 112
• Watson v. Underwood · 407 S.C. 443
• Smith v. Smith · 687 S.E.2d 720
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