KNIGHT v. AUSTIN

No. 27095.

396 S.C. 518 (2012)

722 S.E.2d 802

Robert L. KNIGHT, Appellant, v. Charles P. AUSTIN, Sr., in his capacity as Columbia City Manager, City of Columbia, and Board of Trustees of Firemen's Retirement and Pension Fund of the Columbia Fire Department, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 22, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald E. Jonas , of Lexington, for Appellant.

W. Allen Nickles, III and Matthew A. Nickles , both of Columbia, for Respondents.


Justice KITTREDGE.

Retired City of Columbia firefighter Robert L. Knight (Appellant) appeals the trial court's grant of a motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

A series of court orders from the 1970s required the Firemen's Pension Fund to tender "past due benefits" to Appellant. He now seeks a reimbursement of health insurance benefits as part of those past due benefits through mandamus and contempt. Because the underlying order and this Court's 1977 opinion...

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