Estate of Tenney v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control

In this action to quiet title, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), and the State of South Carolina (the State) (collectively, Appellants) challenge the Order of the Master-in-Equity (master) holding that Patricia S. Tenney (Respondent) 1 is the fee simple owner of Little Jack Rowe Island (Little Jack Rowe), a 15.45 acre undeveloped island located in Beaufort County. We affirm.

Facts/Procedural Background

This action was precipitated by OCRM’s refusal to process Respondent’s dock permit application…