Linda Rodarte, J. Perry Kimball, George M. Lee, Iii, Mena H. Gardiner, and John Love, of Whom George M. Lee, Iii…

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court held that equitable estoppel cannot be used to alter the terms of an unambiguous written contract and reaffirmed that the parol evidence rule bars extrinsic evidence that contradicts such a contract, thereby reversing the Court of Appeals and reinstating summary judgment for the University of South Carolina and the Gamecock Club.