Williamsburg Rural Water & Sewer Co. v. Williamsburg County Water & Sewer Authority

Justice PLEICONES:

We granted certiorari to consider a Court of Appeals decision upholding the grant of summary judgment to respondents (County).1 Williamsburg Rural Water & Sewer Co., Inc. v. Williamsburg County Water & Sewer Auth., 357 S.C. 251, 593 S.E.2d 154 (Ct.App.2003).2 We reverse the Court of Appeals insofar as it affirmed summary judgment on Company’s statutory interpretation claim.3

FACTS

The material facts are not in dispute, and a complete recounting may be found in the Court of Appeals’ opinion. We have recited a briefer version below.

In January 1995, one of Company’s organizers4…