Rory M. Isaac v. Laura Kopchynski

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and reinstated the circuit court’s grant of summary judgment to real‑estate agent Laura Kopchynski on the Isaacs’ negligent misrepresentation and Residential Property Condition Disclosure Act claims. The Court held that the Isaacs failed to show a genuine issue of material fact that they relied on Kopchynski’s representation about a June CL‑100 report, and that the Disclosure Act does not create a private cause of action against a listing agent. The decision rests on the proper application of the genuine‑issue standard for summary judgment and on legislative intent analysis of the statute.