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MITCHELL v. BAZZLE

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304 S.C. 402 (1991)

404 S.E.2d 910

Jessica Lee Ann MITCHELL, a minor child under the age of fourteen (14) years, by her guardian ad litem, Debra MITCHELL, Respondent v. Harold BAZZLE and Brad Peebles, individually and d/b/a Village Hills Mobile Home Park, Defendants, of whom Brad Peebles, individually and d/b/a Village Hills Mobile Home Park, is Appellant. Appeal of Brad PEEBLES, individually and d/b/a Village Hills Mobile Home Park.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided February 25, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold P. Threlkeld, Anderson and Herman E. Cox, Greenville, for appellant.

Tom W. Dunaway, III, Anderson, for respondent.

Bruce A. Byrholdt, Anderson, for defendants.

Heard Dec. 5, 1990.

Decided Feb. 25, 1991.

GARDNER, Judge:

This case presents the issue, novel to South Carolina, of whether a landlord is liable for injuries caused by a tenant's dog's biting the plaintiff. Jessica Mitchell (Jessica) sued Harold Bazzle, her neighbor, and Brad Peebles, the landlord of Village Hills Mobile Home Park for injuries she received when she was bitten by Bazzle's dog. The jury awarded Jessica $5,000 actual damages against...

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