Bass v. GOPAL, INC.

In this premises liability action, we are reviewing the court of appeals’ decision upholding the circuit court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of a motel and its franchisee when a guest was shot in the leg during an attempted robbery outside of his motel door. We affirm.

Facts/Procedural Background

The facts of this case are undisputed. From approximately June 1999 until the end of September 1999, Petitioner Gerald Bass was a guest at the Super 8 Motel (Super 8) in Orange-burg, South Carolina, while he and several co-workers performed refrigeration work at a local grocery store. Gopal,…