· 7/7/1986
Litchfield Co. of South Carolina, Inc. v. Sur-Tech, Inc.
Citations
- 345 S.E.2d 765
- 289 S.C. 247
- 1986 S.C. App. LEXIS 399
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- distinction between two defenses is that contributory negligence is a matter of departure from standard of conduct of reasonable person, while assumption of risk is a matter of knowledge of a danger and voluntary acquiescence in it
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Judges: Bell, Sanders, Shaw
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