Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Berkeley Electric Cooperative Inc.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided March 20, 2013No. Appellate Case No. 2011-192409; No. 5099PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKonduros, J.
Roosevelt Simmons appeals the master-in-equity’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Berkeley Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Berkeley Electric) and St. John’s Water Company, Inc. (St. Johns Water) in this action regarding utility easements over his property. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In 2003, Simmons acquired title to two parcels of land in Charleston County, TMS # 283-00-00-4981 and TMS # 282-00-00-135. The two parcels are separated by Kitford Road. In 1956, Simmons’s predecessor in interest, Edward Heyward, granted a seventy-five-feet-wide…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Simmons v. Berkeley Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2016
- Johnson v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2014