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YELSEN LAND CO., INC. v. STATE

No. 27103.

397 S.C. 15 (2012)

723 S.E.2d 592

YELSEN LAND COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. The STATE of South Carolina and the State Ports Authority, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 14, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence E. Richter, Jr. and Alice Richter Lehrman , both of Mount Pleasant, and Donald Bruce Clark , of Charleston, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson and Assistant Deputy Attorney General J. Emory Smith, Jr. , both of Columbia, for Respondents.

Justice PLEICONES.

This is an action by appellant to declare that it is the owner of a 700-acre area adjacent to its Morris Island property. The Master granted the State and the State Ports Authority (SPA) (collectively respondents) summary judgment, and appellant appeals. We affirm, finding res judicata applies to bar appellant's attempt to relitigate title to this property.

FACTS

In 1969, the State sued appellant1

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