Randy Horton, Petitioner v. Jasper County School District, Respondent.

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court reversed the circuit court’s award of attorneys’ fees at a $100 per hour rate, finding the trial court abused its discretion because it offered no evidentiary support for that rate. The Court ordered the fee award to be set at the amount claimed in the prevailing party’s affidavit and affirmed the entitlement to costs.