Legal Opinion
Angus v. Burroughs & Chapin Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided March 20, 2006No. 26127PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice MOORE:
We granted a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ decision reversing the grant of summary judgment to petitioners in this civil conspiracy case. 1 We reverse.
FACTS
Respondent Linda Angus was hired as county administrator for Horry County in 1996. Her employment was at the will of the county’s governing body, Horry County Council. County Council terminated Angus’s employment effective June 22, 1999, and paid her severance pursuant to her contract, including her annual salary of $117,888.16 plus accrued vacation leave of $10,145.18. Angus subsequently brought this…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Future Group, II v. NationsbankSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
- Lawson v. South Carolina Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
- Ross v. Life Ins. Co. of VirginiaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1979
- Eargle v. Horry CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
- Angus v. Burroughs & Chapin Co.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2004
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Cunningham v. Anderson CountyCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2013
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