(CN) — A beach gear rental company accused a South Carolina city of shady practices in arguments Wednesday before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Cherry Grove Beach Gear claims the city of North Myrtle Beach is violating federal antitrust laws by banning companies from renting beach chairs and sun umbrellas on nine miles of public beach, leaving the city as the sole provider of gear.
“It’s an anticompetitive, profit-motivated scheme by the city,” said attorney Kenneth Moss for Wright, Worley, Pope, Ekster & Moss of North Myrtle Beach…