State v. Fain

This is a quiet title action instituted by the State (appellant) to extinguish a cloud on its claimed title to certain tidelands situated on the Combahee River in Colleton County. Respondents, by way of answer, asserted title to the real property in dispute and demanded that appellant’s claim to title be extinguished by the court. The case was tried before a jury and, at the conclusion of the evidence, motions were made by each party for a directed verdict. The lower court granted a directed verdict in favor of respondents, denying the motion of the State, from which ruling this appeal has…