Laney v. Chesterfield County

Citations

• 29 S.C. 140
• 7 S.E. 56
• 1888 S.C. LEXIS 120

Syllabus

<p>Under section 1087 of General Statutes (which declares a county liable for injuries received to person or.property through a defect in the repair of a bridge), a county is liable for such injuries whether it was negligent or not; but it is not liable for injuries received through means of such defect where they were really caused by the party injured heedlessly disregarding this defect, when it was patent and he knew it to be dangerous.</p>