LaMotte v. Punch Line of Columbia, Inc.

Finney, Acting Judge:

Appellants, a corporation and/or persons operating a business in Columbia, appeal circuit court’s decision granting summary judgment to respondent merchants. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Appellants Robert C. LaMotte, Jr., Wit’s End, Inc., E. B. Glazebrook and B. O. Brooker planned to construct and operate a rooftop restaurant at 638 Harden Street, Columbia, South Carolina, commonly referred to as the Five Points area, where respondents operate neighboring business establishments. LaMotte and Wit’s End presently operate a private club, the “Cotton Club,” at this…