Butler v. Sea Pines Plantation Co.

Sanders, Chief Judge:

Appellant Wallace E. Butler, Jr., sued to enjoin the development of a track of land on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Respondent Sea Pines Plantation Company holds title to a portion of the tract. Respondent Sea Pines Company owns the common stock of Sea Pines Plantation Company. The remaining respondents each own other portions of the tract. The trial judge dismissed the action. We affirm.

In 1961, Butler purchased a lot within Sea Pines Plantation, a residential subdivision on Hilton Head Island, from Sea Pines Plantation Company (Sea Pines). He claims that as a…