Opinion ID: 1253673
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Heading: Primary implied assumption of the risk.

Text: SCE & G contends there was no need to charge assumption of the risk under the doctrine of primary implied assumption of the risk. We disagree. Primary implied assumption of the risk arises when the plaintiff impliedly assumes risks inherent in a particular activity. Davenport, 333 S.C. at 81, 508 S.E.2d at 570. It is not a true affirmative defense but is another way of stating there is no duty to the plaintiff. Id. We disagree SCE&G owed no duty here. A landowner has a duty to warn a licensee of concealed dangerous conditions or activities known to the landowner. Vogt v. Murraywood Swim & Racquet Club, 357 S.C. 506, 593 S.E.2d 617 (Ct.App.2004). Despite immunity under the RUS, SCE&G may still be liable for gross negligence which is the failure to exercise even slight care. Clyburn v. Sumter County Sch. Dist. No. 17, 317 S.C. 50, 451 S.E.2d 885 (1994). Whether SCE & G met this standard of care in warning only that there was no lifeguard is a question of fact for the jury.