Ardis v. Cox

Shaw, Judge:

Willis Ardis sued Charles Cox and Sumter Oil & Gas Company, Inc. (collectively referred to as “Cox”) for fraud and violation of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 39-5-10 (1976), et seq., (SCUTPA) arising out of Ardis’s purchase of underground gasoline storage tanks from Cox. The trial court granted summary judgment for Cox on Ardis’s claims but allowed Ardis to amend his complaint to allege breach of contract. Ardis appeals and we affirm.

Ardis leased and operated a gasoline service station in Sumter. He leased the premises from a third individual not…