Legal Opinion
Cole Ex Rel. Estate of Cole v. South Carolina Electric & Gas, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 31, 2005No. 25932PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Acting Chief Justice MOORE:
We granted a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ decision involving application of the Recreational Use Statute, S.C.Code Ann. § 27-3-10 et seq. (1991), and assumption of the risk. 1 We affirm as modified.
FACTS
Petitioners/respondents (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Cole”) brought this wrongful death action for the death of their son George Cole. George drowned on August 6, 1997, at the age of fourteen while swimming at a Lake Murray recreation site owned by respondent/petitioner South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G). Cole alleged SCE&G was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Clyburn v. Sumter County School District 17Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
- Hanley v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2003
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