Lampley v. Hulon

Syllabus

Christopher Lampley appeals from an order granting partial summary judgment to the Dillon County Sheriff (Sheriff) based on section 15-78-60(14) of the South Carolina Code (2005). Lampley argues the trial court erred in (1) not finding section 15-78-60(14) unambiguously allows Lampley to recover damages from the Sheriff because the Sheriff was not his employer (2) improperly altering the statute's unambiguous text with canons that do not apply and (3) focusing on who funded the insurance, rather than who employed Lampley, which interjected uncertainty into an unambiguous statute. We reverse and remand.