Standard v. Shine

1 Citing case

  1. Estate of Haley ex Rel. Haley v. Brown

    370 S.C. 240 (S.C. Ct. App. 2006)   Cited 7 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding directed verdict proper where the “only reasonable inference that can be drawn from the evidence is that [plaintiff's] negligence in running into the side of [defendant's] truck outweighed any possible negligence by [defendant] and was the more determinative factor in causing the collision.”

    In South Carolina, the conduct of a minor is judged by the standard of behavior to be expected of a child of like age, intelligence, and experience under like circumstances. Standard v. Shine, 278 S.C. 337, 339, 295 S.E.2d 786, 787 (1982). The undisputed evidence was that Joshua and the other children knew of the need to look before entering a street.