Legal Opinion
South Carolina Department of Transportation v. Hood
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided January 13, 2009No. 4486PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GOOLSBY, A.J.:
In this condemnation action, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (the Department) argues the circuit court erred in admitting evidence of an option held by Fairfield County to purchase Gloria Hood’s property. We reverse and remand. 1
FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On June 30, 2004, the Department filed a notice of condemnation in Fairfield County to acquire a 3.5-acre portion of Gloria Hood’s 14.2-acre tract for a highway project. The Department subsequently filed this action to determine the value of the condemned property.
The Department moved in limine to exclude…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sharp v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Whiteside v. Cherokee County School District No. OneSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993
- Hine v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Conner v. City of Forest AcresSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2005
- Baynham v. State Highway Department of South CarolinaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1936
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Alexander's Land Co. v. M & M & K Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2010