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· 7/6/1987

Keaton v. Pearson

Citations

  • 358 S.E.2d 141
  • 292 S.C. 579
  • 1987 S.C. LEXIS 281

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that in the absence of an affirmative statutory-duty, the failure to use a seat belt does not constitute contributory negligence
  • declining to impose a duty to wear seatbelts when not statutorily required

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Judges: Bruce, Finney, Gregory, Harwell, Littlejohn, Ness

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