Lord v. D & J Enterprises, Inc.

Today the Court holds that a merchant has a duty to provide a security guard where random acts of criminal violence occur miles away from the business. Because I believe, as a matter of law, that no such duty exists, I would affirm. It is also my judgment that a proper application of Gopal II would result in affirming the grant of summary judgment by *562the able trial judge. Bass v. Gopal, 395 S.C. 129, 716 S.E.2d 910 (2011). As a result, I respectfully dissent.

Respondent operates a check cashing business, known as Cash on the Spot, on Cherry Road in Rock Hill, South Carolina.6 On January 28,…