Lytle v. Bi-Lo

THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE
CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

Anne Lytle and Paris Lytle, Appellants,

v.

Bi-Lo, LLC, Respondent.

Appellate Case No. 2013-001550

Appeal From Horry County
Benjamin H. Culbertson, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2015-UP-027
Heard November 12, 2014 – Filed January 14, 2015

AFFIRMED

H. Wayne Floyd, of Wayne Floyd Law Office, and Frank
Anthony Barton, both of West Columbia, for Appellants.

Jason Phillip Luther and Peter E. Farr, both of Murphy &
Grantland, P.A., of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Appellants Anne and Paris Lytle appeal the trial court's order
granting Respondent Bi-Lo's motion for summary judgment. They contend the
trial court erred in granting Bi-Lo's motion because there was a genuine issue of
material fact regarding whether Bi-Lo created the dangerous condition that injured
Anne Lytle. We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following
authorities: Rule 56(c), SCRCP (stating that summary judgment is appropriate
when "there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and . . . the moving party is
entitled to a judgment as a matter of law"); Felder v. K-Mart Corp., 297 S.C. 446,
450, 377 S.E.2d 332, 334 (1989) ("It is established in South Carolina that a
merchant is not an insurer of the safety of its customers but rather owes its
customers the duty to exercise ordinary care to keep the premises in a reasonably
safe condition." (citation omitted)); Wintersteen v. Food Lion, Inc., 344 S.C. 32,
35, 542 S.E.2d 728, 729 (2001) ("To recover damages for injuries caused by a
dangerous or defective condition on a storekeeper's premises, the plaintiff must
show either (1) that the injury was caused by a specific act of the defendant [that]
created the dangerous condition; or (2) that the defendant had actual or
constructive knowledge of the dangerous condition and failed to remedy it."
(citations omitted)); Anderson v. Winn-Dixie Greenville, Inc., 257 S.C. 75, 77, 184
S.E.2d 77, 77 (1971) ("Proof that a dangerous condition of the floor existed
because of the presence of some foreign matter thereon is insufficient, standing
alone, to support a finding of negligence."); Fletcher v. Med. Univ. of S.C., 390
S.C. 458, 463, 702 S.E.2d 372, 374 (Ct. App. 2010) ("South Carolina does not
recognize the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur." (citation omitted)).

AFFIRMED.

WILLIAMS, GEATHERS, and McDONALD, JJ., concur.