Sexton v. Noll Const. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Rice, J., Spartanburg, Spring term, 1916. Action by Joseph Sexton, an infant, by his guardian ad litem. Judgment on verdict for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. submit: In this case, where the injury was ■inflicted upon the private premises of the defendant, an entirely different rule, from that in cases where the instrumentality inflicting the injury was located in close proximity to the highway, applies: R. R. A., 1916b, 947. Under the allegations of the complaint…
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Before Rice, J., Spartanburg, Spring term, 1916. Action by Joseph Sexton, an infant, by his guardian ad litem. Judgment on verdict for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. submit: In this case, where the injury was ■inflicted upon the private premises of the defendant, an entirely different rule, from that in cases where the instrumentality inflicting the injury was located in close proximity to the highway, applies: R. R. A., 1916b, 947. Under the allegations of the complaint and the evidence there can be no liability to the plaintiff unless it arises under the “doctrine of an attractive…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chiee Justice Gary.
This is an action for damages, alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, an infant. The allegations of the complaint, material to the questions involved, are as follows :
“That on or about the 4th day of September, 1914, the defendant had in its possession, use, and control a metal pot, tank, or receptacle containing melted asphalt, which it was necessary to maintain in a melted condition. That said receptacle was on a vacant lot near South Church street, one of the much traveled and public streets of the city of…
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