Indigo Realty Co., Ltd. v. City of Charleston

In Indigo Realty Co., Ltd. v. City of Charleston, 281 S.C. 234, 314 S.E.2d 601 (1984), the property owner sold a building to the city after being threatened with condemnation. Id. at 235, 314 S.E.2d at 602. Six months later the city decided not to widen the street, thus negating the public purpose for which the property was sold. Id. The property owner sought an injunction ordering the City to reconvey the property. Id. at 235, 314 S.E.2d at 602. The court refused to do so, holding that creating an equitable right of repurchase would place an unnecessary cloud on the title of property taken through eminent domain. Id. at 237, 314 S.E.2d at 603.