Legal Opinion
MARICHRIS, LLC v. Derrick
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided July 13, 2009No. 4586PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUFF, J.:
In this cross-appeal from a partition action, both parties challenge the master-in-equity’s award of attorneys’ fees. In addition, George Rodney Derrick (Rod) challenges the allocation of the sales proceeds.
FACTS/PROCEBURAL HISTORY
This case is, in fact, a dispute between two brothers. The sole owner of MariChris, LLC, is Melissa Derrick, the wife of Thomas Derrick. Thomas is Rod’s brother. Thomas serves as the President of MariChris and was responsible for all of MariChris’s actions in this matter. In April of 2004, Thomas approached Rod about purchasing water-front property on Doar…
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