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City of Charleston v. City of North Charleston - Writ of Certiorari Dismissed

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Filed January 21st, 2026
Detected March 2nd, 2026
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The Supreme Court of South Carolina has dismissed the writ of certiorari in the case of City of Charleston v. City of North Charleston. The court determined that the writ was improvidently granted, effectively ending the appellate review of the lower court's decision.

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The Supreme Court of South Carolina has dismissed the writ of certiorari in the case City of Charleston v. City of North Charleston, appellate case no. 2023-000778. The court issued an opinion on January 21, 2026, stating that the writ was improvidently granted, which means the case will not proceed to further appellate review by this court.

This dismissal means the decision of the court of appeals in City of Charleston v. City of North Charleston, 439 S.C. 6, 885 S.E.2d 151 (Ct. App. 2023) stands as the final determination on the matter. For the parties involved, this signifies the conclusion of this particular avenue of appeal. No further action is required from regulated entities as this is a specific court ruling on a procedural matter.

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City of Charleston v. City of North Charleston

Supreme Court of South Carolina

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We dismiss the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted.

Combined Opinion

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Supreme Court

City of Charleston, Petitioner,

v.

City of North Charleston and Millbrook Plantation, LLC,
Respondents.

Appellate Case No. 2023-000778

Appeal from Charleston County
Eugene C. Griffith Jr., Circuit Court Judge

Opinion No. 28311
Heard April 1, 2025 – Filed January 21, 2026

DISMISSED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED

Frances Isaac Cantwell, of City of Charleston Legal
Department; Julia Parker Copeland, formerly of City of
Charleston Legal Department; Wilbur E. Johnson and
Russell Grainger Hines, of Clement Rivers, LLP, all of
Charleston, all for City of Charleston.

Bruce E. Miller, of Bruce E. Miller, P.A., of Mount
Pleasant, for Millbrook Plantation, LLC; David J. Parrish,
of Maynard Nexsen PC, of Charleston; and Kriston D.
Neely, of North Charleston, both for City of North
Charleston.
PER CURIAM: We granted a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals'
decision in City of Charleston v. City of North Charleston, 439 S.C. 6, 885 S.E.2d
151 (Ct. App. 2023). We now dismiss the writ as improvidently granted.
DISMISSED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED.

KITTREDGE, C.J., FEW, JAMES, HILL and VERDIN, JJ., concur.

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Agency
Federal and State Courts
Filed
January 21st, 2026
Instrument
Enforcement
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor

Who this affects

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Government agencies
Geographic scope
State (South Carolina)

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Judicial Administration
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Litigation Municipal Law

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