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SCOTT v. GREENVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 3616.

353 S.C. 639 (2003)

579 S.E.2d 151

Edgar SCOTT, as Parent and Natural Guardian of Zacharias Scott, a Minor Under the Age of Fourteen Years, Appellant, v. GREENVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY, as Owner and Operator of Pierce Homes, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided March 17, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Robert Peace, of Greenville, for Appellant.

Merl F. Code and E. Delane Rosemond, of Greenville, for Respondent.

ANDERSON, J.:

Edgar Scott (Scott), a parent of a three-year-old boy who was severely burned by a hot water heater at a Greenville Housing Authority (GHA) property, appeals the jury verdict in GHA's favor. Scott argues the trial judge erred by refusing to hold GHA admitted liability pursuant to Rule 36, SCRCP. We reverse and remand.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On February 7, 1998, Scott left his son, three-year-old Zacharias Scott, with a babysitter...

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