SLOAN v. FRIENDS OF HUNLEY, INC.

No. 26986.

393 S.C. 152 (2011)

711 S.E.2d 895

Edward D. SLOAN, Jr., individually and as a citizen, resident, taxpayer and registered elector of the State of South Carolina, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Respondent, v. FRIENDS OF the HUNLEY, INC., and Warren F. Lasch, its Chairman, Of Whom Friends of the Hunley, Inc., is, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thornwell F. Sowell , Roland M. Franklin, Jr. , and Bess J. DuRant , all of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, of Columbia, for Appellant.

James G. Carpenter , Jennifer J. Miller , and L. Warren Clayton, III , all of Carpenter Law Firm, of Greenville, for Respondent.


Justice KITTREDGE:

This is an appeal from an award of attorney's fees pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. We conclude that Respondent Edward D. Sloan, Jr., was a "prevailing party" and the trial court properly awarded Sloan attorney's fees. However, in view of the law of this case in Sloan v. Friends of the Hunley, Inc. (Sloan I), 369 S.C. 20, 630 S.E.2d 474 (2006), we find the...

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