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BECOTE v. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

Civ. A. No. 69-951.

308 F.Supp. 1266 (1970)

Johnnie BECOTE, Plaintiff, v. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. South Carolina, Charleston Division.

February 16, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard G. Lawrence, N. Charleston, S. C., for plaintiff.

Michael W. Tighe, Asst. Atty. Gen., Columbia, S. C., for defendant.

ORDER

SIMONS, District Judge.

This matter is before the court pursuant to defendant's motion to dismiss the action for lack of federal jurisdiction and because the relief sought is barred by the eleventh amendment to the United States Constitution.

Plaintiff's complaint asserts a tort action for damages resulting from a collision of an automobile driven by him with one operated by a member of the South Carolina Highway Department allegedly in the...

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