Legal Opinion
Vick v. South Carolina Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided October 15, 2001No. 3393PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEARN, C.J.:
Louis V. Vick, Jr. brought this inverse condemnation action against the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), alleging damage to a private road. The matter was referred to the master-in-equity to address the issue of ownership of the property, reserving the issue of damages if the road was found to be private for a jury trial. After the master found Vick owned the road, a jury awarded him $134,261.52, and the circuit court awarded attorney fees and costs. We affirm.
FACTS
Pumpkin Lane is a 15-foot-wide, dead-end road near the Town of Mount Pleasant. It is…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Tupper v. Dorchester CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
- Talley v. South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants CommitteeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
- O'Neal v. BowlesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company, and United States of America v. Lyles & Lang Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955
- Jackson v. SpeedSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Hawkins v. City of GreenvilleCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2004
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- Cobb v. South Carolina Department of TransportationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2005
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- Town of Kingstree v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2013
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