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BASS v. GOPAL, INC.

No. 27054.

395 S.C. 129 (2011)

716 S.E.2d 910

Gerald BASS, Petitioner, v. GOPAL, INC. and Super 8 Motels, Inc., Defendants, Of whom Gopal, Inc. is, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided October 10, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Bentz Kirby and Glenn Walters Sr. , of Orangeburg, for Petitioner.

Andrew F. Lindemann , of Davidson & Lindemann, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Deborah J. La Fetra , of Sacramento, and Reynolds Williams , of Willcox, Buyck & Williams, of Florence, for Amicus Curiae Pacific Legal Foundation.

Chief Justice TOAL.

In this premises liability action, we are reviewing the court of appeals' decision upholding the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of a motel and its franchisee when a guest was shot in the leg during an attempted robbery outside of his motel door. We affirm.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The facts of this case are undisputed. From approximately June 1999 until the end of September 1999, Petitioner Gerald Bass was...

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