Legal Opinion

Parker v. Byrd

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided August 10, 1992No. 23696PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Toal, Justice:

This appeal arises from the order of the Special Referee awarding specific performance to the vendor of a contract to sell land and corporate stock. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant (“Byrd”) and respondent (“Parker”) purchased Lakewood Plantation in August of 1988. The land was titled in both names as tenants in common. The farm operations and farm equipment were held by Lakewood Plantation, Incorporated. Parker and Byrd each owned fifty percent of the corporate stock.

In September 1989, Lakewood was severely damaged by Hurricane Hugo. Within days of Hugo, Byrd photographed the damage at…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Townes Associates, Ltd. v. City of GreenvilleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1976
  2. C.A.N. Enterprises, Inc. v. South Carolina Health & Human Services Finance CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1988
  3. McPherson v. J. E. Sirrine & Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1945
  4. Williams v. Teran, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1976
  5. Stevenson v. StevensonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1981

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. In re TD Bank, N.A.District Court, D. South Carolina · 2015
  2. U.S. F/U/B/A Williams Electric Co. v. Metric Constructors, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
  3. RoTec Services, Inc. v. Encompass Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2004
  4. King v. Carolina First BankDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2014
  5. Middleborough Horizontal Property Regime Council of Co-Owners v. Montedison S.P.A.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1995

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