THOMAS v. GRAYSON

No. 24215.

456 S.E.2d 377 (1995)

Delbra N. THOMAS, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Vermon Thomas, Plaintiff, v. J. Michael GRAYSON, M.D. and Coastal Cardiology, P.A., Defendants. Delbra N. THOMAS, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Vermon Thomas, Plaintiff, v. James A.L. GLENN, M.D., Defendant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 27, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Mark Gergel and W. Allen Nickles, III of Gergel, Burnette, Nickles & Grant and I.S. Leevy Johnson of Johnson, Toal & Battiste, Columbia, for plaintiff.

Robert H. Hood, Joseph C. Wilson, IV, and Barbara W. Showers of Hood Law Firm, Charleston, for defendants J. Michael Grayson M.D. and Coastal Cardiology, P.A.

Wade H. Logan, III and Stanley C. Rodgers both of Holmes & Thomson, Charleston, for defendant James A.L. Glenn, M.D..


FINNEY, Justice:

Pursuant to Rule 228, SCACR, we agreed to answer the following questions certified by the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina:

1. Under South Carolina law, is the limitation period in S.C.Code Ann. § 15-3-530(6) on injuries arising from wrongful death a condition precedent to the filing of an action (i.e., a qualification or condition restricting the right granted by the wrongful death statute) that would...

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