Legal Opinion
Watts v. Metro Security Agency
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided July 2, 2001No. 3363PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOOLSBY, Judge:
In this premises liability action, Anne Pinson appeals the denial of her motion to vacate a default judgment awarding Keith Watts $95,000.00 in actual and $5,000.00 in punitive damages. We affirm. 1
FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Keith Watts filed this action alleging that on August 8,1992, he was shot by Victor Maceo Riley on the premises of the Elite Ghana Lounge. Watts claimed the defendants, including Pinson, inter alia negligently failed to protect him and other customers from Riley; negligently served Riley alcohol while he was intoxicated; failed to employ competent…
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