Sharpe v. South Carolina Dept. of Mental Health

Decision Date25 January 1988
Citation294 S.C. 469,366 S.E.2d 12
CourtSouth Carolina Supreme Court
PartiesJames L. SHARPE, as Administrator of the Estate of Bobby Charles Sharpe, Deceased, Petitioner, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH; Oliver Norman Evans, M.D., and Patrick H. McDonaugh, M.D., Respondents.
ORDER

The Writ of Certiorari from the decision of the Court of Appeals in Sharpe v. South Carolina Dept. of Mental Health, 292 S.C. 11, 354 S.E.2d 778 (Ct.App.1987), issued on July 2, 1987, is dismissed as improvidently granted. See, S.C. Supreme Court Rules of Practice, Rule 55, Section 3 (1987); Sharpe v. South Carolina Dept. of Mental Health, 292 S.C. at 15-21, 354 S.E.2d at 780-783 (the concurring opinion of Bell, J.).

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  • Delaney v. United States, 9:14–cv–03421–DCN
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of South Carolina
    • May 24, 2017
    ...propensities of others. Sharpe v. S.C. Dep't of Mental Health, 292 S.C. 11, 354 S.E.2d 778 (App. 1987), cert. dismissed, 294 S.C. 469, 366 S.E.2d 12 (1988). Delaney argues that the government owed Justin Miller a legal duty, and cites Bishop v. S.C. Dep't of Mental Health, 331 S.C. 79, 502 ......
  • Bishop v. SC Dept. of Mental Health
    • United States
    • South Carolina Supreme Court
    • June 8, 1998
    ...of others. Rogers, supra; Sharpe v. S.C. Dep't of Mental Health, 292 S.C. 11, 354 S.E.2d 778 (Ct.App.1987), cert. dismissed, 294 S.C. 469, 366 S.E.2d 12 (1988). However, when a defendant has the ability to monitor, supervise, and control an individual's conduct, a special relationship exist......
  • State v. Burton, 23274
    • United States
    • South Carolina Supreme Court
    • September 18, 1989
    ...question. Sharpe v. South Carolina Department of Mental Health, 292 S.C. 11, 354 S.E.2d 778 (S.C.App.1987), writ dismissed, 294 S.C. 469, 366 S.E.2d 12 (1988). The hypothetical question, however, should be based upon facts supported by the record. State v. King, 222 S.C. 108, 71 S.E.2d 793 ......
  • Bishop for Robertson v. South Carolina Dept. of Mental Health, 2520
    • United States
    • South Carolina Court of Appeals
    • May 7, 1996
    ...propensities of others. Sharpe v. S.C. Dep't of Mental Health, 292 S.C. 11, 354 S.E.2d 778 (Ct.App.1987), cert. dismissed, 294 S.C. 469, 366 S.E.2d 12 (1988); Rogers v. S.C. Dep't of Mental Health, 297 S.C. 363, 377 S.E.2d 125 (Ct.App.1989). However, our Supreme Court recently addressed the......
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