BLACKBURN v. DAUFUSKIE ISLAND FIRE DIST.

No. 26656.

382 S.C. 626 (2009)

677 S.E.2d 606

James C. BLACKBURN, Respondent, v. DAUFUSKIE ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided May 26, 2009.

Rehearing Denied June 24, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caroline W. Cleveland, of Cleveland Law, LLC, of Charleston, for Appellant.

James B. Richardson, Jr., of Columbia, for Respondent.

Adelaide S. Andrews, of Charleston, for Amicus Curiae City of Charleston.

Jeffrey A. Lehrer, of Ford & Harrison, of Spartanburg, for Amicus Curiae City of Spartanburg.

Shahin Vafai and Linda Pearce Edwards, both of Gignilliat, Savitz & Bettis, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae Municipal Association of South Carolina.

W.A. Nickles, III, of Gergel Nickles & Solomon, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae City of Columbia.


Justice WALLER:

In this declaratory judgment action, appellant Daufuskie Island Fire District directly appeals from the Master-in-Equity's decision that under the emergency leave portion of the South Carolina military leave statute, "thirty days" means thirty work days, as opposed to thirty calendar days. We affirm.

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