Bluestein v. Town of Sullivan's Island

LOCKEMY, C.J.:

**365In this appeal from the Charleston County Master-in-Equity, Appellants assert the master erred in granting the Town of Sullivan's Island's (Town's) motion for summary judgment on numerous claims regarding the Town's decision not to cut a maritime forest on the island. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellants in this case own front row property on Sullivan's Island. However, Appellants do not own the property closest to the beach-rather, the Town owns those lots, which continue to grow each year, through a process known as sediment transport. See Josh Eagle, Coastal Law 6 (2011). Professor…