Supreme Court of South Carolina

McCall v. Batson

April 18, 1985285 S.C. 243

Summary

The court affirmed the order overruling demurrers to negligence and intentional-infliction-of-emotional-distress claims, holding that sovereign immunity no longer barred the action. It judicially abolished sovereign immunity for the State and its local subdivisions, subject to specified effective-date, insurance, and discretionary-act limitations. The case was remanded for trial under those rules.