In approximately July of 1994, Giles began wedging a stick, which he painted the same color orange as the fence, behind his cast iron gate to hold it shut. When Sims attempted to open the gate, it somehow came off its hinges and crashed on top of her. His meter was located on the back of his residence and only accessible through a wrought iron gate leading into hisīackyard. On April 18, 1995,īecause of a backlog, Sims was reading meters on a route she had ridden on as a passenger but was otherwise unfamiliar with the route. We reverseĪt the time of her accident, Angela Sims was employed by the South Carolina Electric & Gas Company ("SCE&G") as a meter reader. The trial court directedĪ verdict in favor of the customer concluding the meter reader was a licensee on the property as opposed to an invitee. An electric company meter reader was injured while on the property of a customer. Atkins, of Clawson & Staubes, of Charleston, for Respondent.ĪNDERSON, J.: This is a premises liability case. Percy Beauford, of Moncks Corner, for Appellants. Angela Sims and Anthony Sims, Appellants,
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