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2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures
CHAPTER 73 - SELLERS OF DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS
Section 15-73-10. Liability of seller for defective product.
Universal Citation: SC Code § 15-73-10 (2017)
(1) One who sells any product in a defective condition unreasonably dangerous to the user or consumer or to his property is subject to liability for physical harm caused to the ultimate user or consumer, or to his property, if
(a) The seller is engaged in the business of selling such a product, and
(b) It is expected to and does reach the user or consumer without substantial change in the condition in which it is sold.
(2) The rule stated in subsection (1) shall apply although
(a) The seller has exercised all possible care in the preparation and sale of his product, and
(b) The user or consumer has not bought the product from or entered into any contractual relation with the seller.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-371; 1974 (58) 2782.
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