Bass v. Farr

Harwell, Chief Justice:

We granted Timothy Farr’s (Farr) petition for writ of certiorari to review Bass v. Farr, Op. No. 92-UP-085 (S.C. Ct. App. filed April 29, 1992). Farr contends that the Court of Appeals erred in finding that the trial judge directed inconsistent verdicts as to the marketability of title to real estate. We agree and reverse.

I. FACTS

In 1987, Ralph Bass, Sr. and Mary Bass (the Basses) sought to purchase a small portion of commercially zoned land for the purpose of moving a nearby home onto the property, renovating it, and then reselling it as an office building. The Basses…