Legal Opinion
Vaughn Development, Inc. v. Westvaco Development Corp.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided March 12, 2007No. 4214PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STILWELL, J.:
Vaughn Development, Inc. filed this breach of contract action against Westvaco Development Corporation. A jury awarded Vaughn Development $37,492.24, and the trial court awarded prejudgment interest. Westvaco appeals the award of prejudgment interest. We reverse.
FACTS
In 1999, Vaughn Development 1 purchased a 19 acre tract of land in Berkeley County from Westvaco for the purpose of developing the tract into single family lots. The contract provided, in part:
That water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and/or drainage outfalls are or shall be installed and operational within the road…
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