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HARRIS v. ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

No. 26596.

381 S.C. 357 (2009)

673 S.E.2d 423

Jennifer Marie HARRIS, Appellant, v. ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Filed February 9, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Lawton McIntosh, of McIntosh, Sherard & Sullivan, of Anderson, for Appellant.

Wm. Douglas Gray, of McNair Law Firm, of Anderson, for Respondent.

Justice KITTREDGE.

This appeal requires the Court to construe section 47-3-110 of the South Carolina Code (1987), the so-called dog bite statute. The narrow question before us is the meaning of the term "or" in section 47-3-110. The broader question requires us to discern the degree, if any, to which the Legislature retained the application of common law principles in section 47-3-110.

In construing the term "or" consistent with its common understanding as...

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