Greenville Memorial Auditorium v. Martin

Harwell, Justice:

Respondent Thomas Martin filed an action against appellant Greenville Memorial Auditorium under the South Carolina Tort Claims Act. Respondent sought damages for injuries received as a result of his being struck by a glass bottle which was thrown by an unknown third party from appellant’s balcony during a rock concert. Respondent’s complaint alleged that appellant’s negligence in securing the premises during the concert created an unreasonable risk of harm and proximately caused respondent’s injury. Despite appellant’s defense which was based on the Tort Claims Act and its…