Daisy Outdoor Advertising Co. v. Abbott

Toal, Justice:

This case stems from an ongoing dispute between two outdoor advertisers, Daisy Outdoor Advertising Company (“Daisy”) and Dean Abbott d/b/a Abbott Company Outdoor Advertising (“Abbott”). We granted certiorari to clarify our precedents concerning the public interest requirement for a private cause of action under South Carolina’s Unfair Trade Practices Act (“UTPA”), S.C. Code Ann. § 39-5-20 (1985). The Court of Appeals found that although Abbott presented evidence that Daisy’s practice of blocking Abbott’s billboards had the potential for repetition, Abbott failed to present any…