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South Carolina Supreme Court : business owners are not all-purpose crime-stoppers

October 12, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author:  Deborah J. LaFetra The South Carolina Supreme Court today held that a motel that has not previously experienced violent crime on the premises is not liable to a guest who emerged from his room late at night to confront a stranger who demanded money and, when refused, shot the guest in the leg.  Motel … ...