STEVENS & WILKINSON v. CITY OF COLUMBIA

No. 4914.

396 S.C. 338 (2011)

721 S.E.2d 455

STEVENS & WILKINSON OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC., Gary Realty Company, Inc., Garfield Traub Development, LLC, and Turner Construction Company, Plaintiffs, Of Whom Stevens & Wilkinson of South Carolina, Inc., Gary Realty Company, Inc., and Garfield Traub Development, LLC are, Appellants, v. CITY OF COLUMBIA, Paul C. "Bo" Aughtry, III, Windsor/Aughtry Co., Inc., Vista Hotel Partners LLC, and Hilton Hotels Corporation, Defendants, Of Whom City of Columbia is, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided November 30, 2011.

Rehearing Denied January 27, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Suggs and Francis M. Hinson, IV , both of Columbia, for Appellants Gary Realty Company, Inc. and Garfield Traub Development, LLC.

Richard A. Harpootlian and Graham L. Newman , both of Columbia, for Appellant Stevens & Wilkinson of South Carolina, Inc.

Michael W. Tighe , D. Reece Williams, III , Kathleen M. McDaniel , and Richard C. Detwiler , all of Columbia, for Respondent.


FEW, C.J.

The City of Columbia entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with members of a development team in preparation for the construction of a hotel near the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. When the City gave the project to another team approximately one year later, some members of the original development team filed suit against the City for breach of the MOU and other causes of action. The City made a motion for summary judgment contending...

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