Black v. Lexington School District No. 2

How courts have described this case

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• applying abuse of discretion standard to trial court’s rulings pursuant to Rule 56, SCRCP
• excusing failure to have notarized Department of Transportation officer’s signature on Form FR-9 because to hold otherwise would amount to a sacrifice of substance to form
• even “settlement negotiations or statements expressing interest in settlement are insufficient to give rise to a claim that a defendant is equitably estopped from asserting the statute of limitations”
• \Such inducement may consist either of an express representation that the claim will be settled without litigation or conduct that suggests a lawsuit is not necessary.\ (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)
• discretion whether to consider untimely affidavits

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