McGill v. Moore

Chief Justice TOAL:

In this case, Appellant Carlyle McGill filed suit against Respondents seeking specific performance on three contracts for the sale of land. The master-in-equity ruled in favor of Respondents, finding that the contracts contained a condition precedent which had not been satisfied. We affirm.

Factual/Procedural Background

Respondents are owners of undivided interests of a tract of land near Hickory Grove, South Carolina by way of intestate succession and devises from wills. Appellant owns a tract of land adjacent to Respondents’ property. Although Appellant was aware that many…