WILLIAMS v. SMALLS

No. 4755.

390 S.C. 375 (2010)

701 S.E.2d 772

Pearl C. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. Dean SMALLS, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided October 20, 2010.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael T. Miller , of Florence, for Appellant.

R. Hawthorne Barrett , of Columbia, and R. Heath Atkinson , of Florence, for Respondent.


THOMAS, J.

Pearl C. Williams appeals the trial court's grant of summary judgment which held section 47-7-130 of the South Carolina Code (1987) did not impose strict liability on the owner of livestock for personal injuries suffered when Williams's automobile collided with escaped cows. We affirm as modified.

FACTS

In January 2006, Pearl Williams was traveling along U.S. Highway 76 in Marion County, when her automobile collided with cows owned by...

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