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South Carolina Department of Transportation v. Horry County

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided January 18, 2011No. 26911PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Toal

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) filed a declaratory judgment action, seeking a determination that it had a valid easement across the Graingers’ (Appellants) land. The special referee found SCDOT does hold a valid easement, and this appeal followed.

Facts/Procedural Background

By way of a deed executed in 1924, the Burroughs & Chapin Co. (B & C) conveyed a 400 feet by 700 feet easement over a parcel of land to Horry County for the purposes of “laying out and opening, widening and relocating” Pee Dee Road. 1 In August 1930, Horry County conveyed this easement to the state…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. South Carolina Department of Transportation v. First Carolina Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2007
  2. Carolina Land Company, Inc. v. BlandSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1975
  3. Boyd v. BellSouth Telephone Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2006
  4. Judy v. MartinSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2009
  5. Lucas v. RAWL FAMILY LTD. PARTNERSHIPSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2004

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Pertuis v. Front Roe Restaurants, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2018
  2. Regions Bank v. Wingard Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2011
  3. Ballard v. RobersonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2012
  4. Bishop v. City of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2013
  5. Georgetown County League of Women Voters v. Smith Land Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2011

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