Legal Opinion
WRB Ltd. Partnership v. County of Lexington
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided May 15, 2006No. 26149PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice MOORE:
Appellant WRB Limited Partnership (Landowner) commenced this inverse condemnation action against respondent Lexington County (County) alleging that methane gas from County’s adjacent landfill contaminated Landowner’s property. 1 The trial judge granted County’s motion for summary judgment and Landowner appeals.
FACTS
The parties submitted affidavits indicating the following. Methane gas is produced as buried waste materials decay. It is a combustible and explosive gas that is hazardous in significant concentrations. To prevent the natural underground migration of methane to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Collins v. CITY OF GREENVILLE, SCSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1958
- Cobb v. South Carolina Department of TransportationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2005
- Kline v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1967
- Berry's on Main, Inc. v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1981
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Smyth v. Conservation Commission of FalmouthMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2019
- Graham v. Town of LattaCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2016
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