Jackson v. Swordfish Investments, L.L.C.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett
This is a negligence action against a commercial landlord arising out of a shooting which occurred inside the leased premises. The trial court granted the landlord’s motion for summary judgment. We certified the case from the Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 204(b), SCACR. We affirm.
FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Ronald O. Swinson, Jr. and his wife each own a fifty-percent share of Swordfish Investments, LLC (“Swordfish”), a limited liability company which Swinson set up to own real estate. Swinson is employed by C.B. Richard Ellis, a commercial real estate and brokerage firm. 1 C.B. Richard…
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