Turbeville v. Floyd

Sanders, Chief Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court granting summary judgment to respondents Vernon E. Floyd and J. C. Yarborough, d/b/a Floyd and Yarborough Farm Center in an action for abuse of process brought against them by appellant Francis Y. Turbeville. We reverse and remand.

The material facts can be summarized as follows:

On May 5, 1967, Mrs. Turbeville and her husband, Mr. Turbeville, leased a lot in Clarendon County from the South Carolina Public Service Authority for a term of forty years.

On January 24, 1978, Mr. Turbeville assigned his interest in the lease to…