Legal Opinion
Fair v. United States
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided February 22, 1999No. 24905PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice:
Plaintiff brought this action in federal district court to recover for injuries her daughter sustained when she was attacked by a dog. The attack occurred on another tenant’s premises at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort, South Carolina. We are asked to answer the following certified question:
Does the South Carolina Residential Landlord and Tenant Act overrule Mitchell v. Bazzle, 304 S.C. 402, 404 S.E.2d 910 (Ct.App.1991), so that a landlord, having actual or constructive notice of the presence of a dangerous dog on leased premises, may be responsible for injuries…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Uccello v. LaudenslayerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
- Walls v. Oxford Management Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1993
- Newton v. MagillAlaska Supreme Court · 1994
- Mitchell ex rel. Mitchell v. BazzleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- Rodgers v. RosenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
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