SOUTH CAROLINA DEPT. v. THOMPSON

No. 3705.

357 S.C. 101 (2003)

590 S.E.2d 511

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellant, v. Jan R. THOMPSON, f/k/a Jan R. Hardee, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided December 8, 2003.

Rehearing Denied January 22, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Michael Brackett, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Howell V. Bellamy, Jr. and Robert S. Shelton, both of Myrtle Beach, for Respondent.


GOOLSBY, J.:

Jan R. Thompson brought this action seeking compensation for property condemned by the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT). Thompson received a jury award of $38,000. The trial court awarded Thompson attorney's fees and costs pursuant to S.C.Code Ann. § 28-2-510(B) (1991), finding she was the prevailing party as required by the statute. SCDOT appeals. We affirm.1

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