Sea Pines Co. v. Kiawah Island Co., Inc.

Littlejohn, Justice:

On April 28, 1976, the appellant Sea Pines Company (Sea Pines), filed a statutory mechanic’s lien in the amount of $3,600,000.00 against the respondent, Kiawah Island Company, Inc. (Kiawah), claiming a lien upon real estate known as Kiawah Island for labor performed and materials furnished in the erection, alteration, and repair of buildings or structures. This included the work of making the real estate suitable as a site for buildings and structures, and a plan for the complete development of Kiawah Island as a luxury resort.

Kiawah supplied to the court an affidavit…