Hoyler v. State

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Appellant H. Marshall Hoyler challenges an order of the Master-in-Equity denying his request pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 48-39-220 (2008) to declare that Hoyler holds title to 95.27 acres of tidelands along the Beaufort River and abutting the Town of Port Royal. Hoyler argues that this property is readily identifiable from the plat incorporated into the deed to his predecessor in title and, therefore, the master improperly considered extrinsic evidence. Hoyler also argues the master erred by (1) allowing adjacent property owners to intervene in the action (2) concluding the adjacent property owners had standing (3) keeping the record open to allow Respondent Merry Land Properties, LLC to submit additional testimony and (4) declining to hear post-trial motions in a timely manner. We affirm.