Supreme Court of South Carolina November 6, 2000, 25208 (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

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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.