· 3/9/1998
Spahn v. Town of Port Royal
Citations
- 499 S.E.2d 205
- 330 S.C. 168
- 1998 S.C. LEXIS 47
How courts have described this case
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- holding assumption of risk and last clear chance are merely factors for the jury to consider in apportioning negligence
- holding assumption of risk and last clear chance are merely factors for the jury to consider in apportioning negligence
- holding assumption of risk and last clear chance are merely factors for the jury to consider in apportioning negligence
- stating the doctrine of last clear chance has been subsumed by the adoption of comparative negligence and is simply one factor to be considered in analyzing the parties’ relative negligence
- stating the doctrine of last clear chance has been subsumed by the adoption of comparative negligence and is simply one factor to be considered in analyzing the parties' relative negligence
- abolishing the common law doctrine of last clear chance
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Judges: Waller, Finney, Toal, Moore, Burnett
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