Bostick v. City of Beaufort

Finney, Justice:

Appellants, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Beaufort (City), appeal from an order of the Master-in-Equity which denied the City’s motion for summary judgment and granted summary judgment to Respondents Benjamin Bostick and Patti Major Bostick (the Bosticks). We affirm.

In 1989, the City received three petitions for annexation of 312.5 acres of land contiguous to its boundary. Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 5-3-150(1) (1976), the City elected to include in the annexation four parcels totaling 121.3 acres owned by the Bosticks and described as Parcels 105,…