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Elledge v. Richland/Lexington School District Five
Court of Appeals of South Carolina (2000) | 534 S.E.2d 289; 341 S.C. 473; 2000 S.C. App. LEXIS 108
TL;DR: A school district was sued after a child was injured on modified playground equipment. The court ruled that national safety standards are admissible evidence to help establish the standard of care in a negligence case, even if the defendant has not formally adopted them.
Legal Significance: This case establishes that voluntary industry safety standards are admissible as evidence of the standard of care in a negligence action, without requiring prior adoption by the defendant, to assist the jury in determining what constitutes reasonable care under the circumstances.