· 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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