Brown v. Wingard

Respondents commenced this action under the Declaratory Judgment Act. [S. C. Code Ann. § 15-53-10, et seq. (1976).] They challenge Greenwood’s payment of expenses for five of the appellants’ spouses, claiming it violates S. C. Code Ann. § 5-7-170 (1976). The trial court overruled appellants’ demurrer and granted respondents’ motion for summary judgment. We affirm and adopt the lower court’s order as modified.

Initially, appellants challenge respondents’ standing to bring this action. We think respondents stated a sufficient cause of action under the Declaratory Judgment Act. All that is…