South Carolina Court of Appeals, 2012

121 opinions

Henry DINKINS, Appellant, v. LOWES HOME CENTERS, INC.-SUMTER, SC and Specialty Risk Services, LLC, Respondent 2012-01-04
The STATE, Appellant, v. John Porter JOHNSON, Respondent 2012-01-04
The STATE, Respondent, v. Gerald FRIPP, Appellant 2012-01-18
Margie Kay BLACK, Appellant, v. LEXINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, Bill Reilly, and Reitech, LLC, Respondents 2012-01-25
William T. JERVEY, Jr., Employee, Respondent, v. MARTINT ENVIRONMENTAL, INC., Employer, and General Casualty Insurance Company, Carrier, Appellants 2012-01-25
The STATE, Respondent, v. Rodney L. GALIMORE, Appellant 2012-01-25
Elizabeth FETTLER, Appellant, v. Frederick GENTNER, Respondent 2012-01-25
Thelease KELLEY, Appellant, v. Lee Dewayne SNYDER and Harry L. Snyder, Respondents 2012-01-25
June T. FULLER, Appellant, v. James T. FULLER, Respondent 2012-01-25
Shannon RANUCCI, Appellant, v. Corey K. CRAIN, Respondent 2012-01-25
Peggy Ann MULLARKEY, Respondent, v. David D. MULLARKEY, Appellant 2012-01-25
Barbara SOLLEY, Respondent/Appellant, v. NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, INC., Appellant/Respondent 2012-02-01
YORK COUNTY, Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL and C & D Management Company, LLC, Respondents 2012-02-08
Beau D. CRANFORD, Employee, Appellant, v. HUTCHINSON CONSTRUCTION, Employer, and Companion Property & Casualty Group, Carrier, Respondents 2012-02-08
Marlon Jermaine SMITH, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2012-02-08
The STATE, Respondent, v. Jomar Antavis ROBINSON, Appellant 2012-02-15
MAGNOLIA NORTH PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Respondent, v. HERITAGE COMMUNITIES, INC., Heritage Magnolia North, Inc., and BuildStar Corporation, Appellants 2012-02-15
The STATE, Respondent, v. Bentley COLLINS, Appellant 2012-02-15
Joseph WALKER, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner 2012-02-22
CONSUMER ADVOCATE FOR the STATE of South Carolina, Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE and National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc., Respondents 2012-02-22
The STATE, Respondent, v. Phillip COKER, Appellant 2012-02-22
Adrienne HENNES, Respondent, v. John SHAW, Appellant 2012-02-29
FERGUSON FIRE AND FABRICATION, INC., Plaintiff, v. PREFERRED FIRE PROTECTION, LLC, Fair Forest of Greenville, LLC, Thomas F. Wong, and Immedion, LLC, Defendants, Of Whom Ferguson Fire and Fabrication, Inc., is Appellant, and Immedion, LLC, is Respondent; Immedion, LLC, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Rescom Construction, LLC, Third-Party Defendant 2012-02-29
ESTATE OF Caroline B. GILL by J. Louis GRANT and Thomas S. Baldwin, Co-personal Representatives, Appellant, v. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, Amy Nichol Castillo, Thomas Smith Baldwin, Shannon Whitehead, Jordan Whitehead, I.H. Gregorie, Beth Gregorie, and Morgan Stanley & Company, Incorporated, Respondents 2012-03-07
Robert CROSSLAND, Appellant, v. Shirley CROSSLAND, Respondent 2012-03-07
Phillip FLEXON, M.D., Respondent, v. PHC-JASPER, INC., d/b/a Coastal Carolina Medical Center, Coastal Carolina Medical Center, Inc., Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc., and Tenet Healthsystems, Defendants, Of whom, Coastal Carolina Medical Center, Inc. is, Appellant 2012-03-07
HIGHLANDS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Appellant, v. SHUMAKER LAND, LLC, Respondent 2012-03-14
CARMAX AUTO SUPERSTORES WEST COAST, INC., Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Respondent 2012-03-14
NORTH POINT DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC, Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Respondent 2012-03-14
ANTHONY H., Respondent, v. MATTHEW G. and April B., Defendants, Of whom Matthew G. is the Appellant. In the interest of a minor child under the age of 18 2012-03-16
The STATE, Respondent, v. Diamon D. FRIPP, Appellant 2012-03-21
Sandra C. SMITH, Respondent, v. Tracy E. WIDENER, Stacy E. Currie, Ronald Widener, The Estate of James Donald Epting, CitiStreet, LLC, and Karen S. Erickson, Defendants, of whom Tracy E. Widener, Stacy E. Currie and The Estate of James Donald Epting are the Appellants 2012-03-28
The STATE, Respondent, v. Jimmy Paul McKERLEY, Appellant 2012-03-28
The STATE, Respondent, v. Daniel J. JENKINS, Appellant 2012-03-28
Justin OToole LUCEY and Justin OToole Lucey, P.A., Appellants, v. Amy MEYER, Respondent, and Lorcan Lucey, GMAC Mortgage Corporation, Citimortgage, Inc., and John Doe Finance, Third Party Defendants 2012-03-28
WACHOVIA BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Successor By Merger to Wachovia Bank, N.A., Appellant, v. Arthur L. BEANE, Jr., and Virginia Beane, Respondents 2012-04-04
The STATE, Appellant, v. Mark Allen HOYLE, Respondent 2012-04-04
Ex parte Stephen E. LIPSCOMB, Ron Safko, and L.K. Harrell, III, Appellants, In re Glenn Y. Hollis, Jr., John E. Hollis, Joseph R. Robinson, Janette H. Robinson, Respondents, v. Stonington Development, LLC, Appellant 2012-04-04
The STATE, Respondent, v. Mahammed Ahamad ATIEH (a/k/a Mohammed A. Atieh), Appellant 2012-04-25
The STATE, Respondent, v. Shawn Antonio MILLER, Appellant 2012-04-25
The STATE, Respondent, v. Alfred ADAMS, Appellant 2012-04-25
Gaines ADAMS, Respondent, v. H.R. ALLEN, INC., CNA, and Zurich North America, Defendants, Of whom H.R. Allen, Inc. and Zurich North America are Appellants, and CNA is a Respondent 2012-05-02
CAROLINA CONVENIENCE STORES, INC., Harry Lancaster, Jr., as Power of Attorney for Harry Lancaster, Sr., and Oil Company, Inc., Appellants, v. CITY OF SPARTANBURG, SC, Respondent 2012-05-09
William BURKEY, Respondent, v. Peter Jay NOCE, Melinda Noce, DDLabs, Inc., AvVenta Worldwide, Inc., AvVenta Worldwide, S.A., AvVenta Holdings, LLC, and Wild Dunes Investments, Appellants 2012-05-09
Matthew CAMPBELL, Appellant/Respondent, v. Ashley ROBINSON, Respondent/Appellant 2012-05-09
George WAY, Appellant, v. Mary WAY, Respondent 2012-05-09
Charles BICKERSTAFF, M.D., and Barbara Magera, M.D., Appellants, v. Roger PREVOST d/b/a Prevost Construction, Inc., Respondent 2012-05-16
Forest BYRD, Appellant, v. Judy LIVINGSTON and TIAA Timberlands, II, LLC, Respondents 2012-05-16
The STATE, Respondent, v. Curtis Lee ELGIN, Appellant 2012-05-16
GREENEAGLE, INC., Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, Respondent 2012-05-16
James T. JUDY and Bobby Judy, Appellants/Respondents, v. S. Scott KENNEDY and Beau D. Kennedy, Respondents/Appellants 2012-05-23
The STATE, Respondent, v. Phillip MILLER, Appellant 2012-05-23
Sean Patrick TILLMAN, Respondent, v. Margaret Jane OAKES, Appellant 2012-05-30
The STATE, Appellant, v. James Ervin RAMSEY, Respondent 2012-06-06
Alberta MAJOR, Appellant, v. CITY OF HARTSVILLE, Respondent 2012-06-06
The STATE, Respondent, v. Bennie GOLSTON, Appellant 2012-06-06
The STATE, Respondent, v. Hollie McEACHERN, Appellant 2012-06-06
Katie Green BUIST, Respondent, v. Michael Scott BUIST, Appellant 2012-06-06
Howard HAMMER, Appellant, v. Shirley HAMMER, a/k/a Shirley Grace Hightower, Respondent 2012-06-06
Re ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSIONS FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 2012-06-08
Jeffrey S. CLARY & TUG Properties, LLC, Plaintiffs, Of whom Jeffrey S. Clary is Appellant, v. Clifton David BORRELL, Respondent 2012-06-13
Dennis N. LAMBRIES, Appellant, v. SALUDA COUNTY COUNCIL; T. Hardee Horne, Chairman; William Billie Pugh, Councilman; Steve Teer, Councilman; Jacob Schumpert, Councilman; and James Frank Daniel, Sr., Councilman, Respondents 2012-06-13
WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, Respondent, v. Michael SMITH; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; M & T Properties, Inc.; State of South Carolina; Arthur State Bank; South Carolina Department of Probation, Pardon and Parole Services, Defendants, of whom Michael Smith is the Appellant 2012-06-13
CAROLINAS RECYCLING GROUP and Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, Carrier, Appellants, v. SOUTH CAROLINA SECOND INJURY FUND, Respondent 2012-06-13
Hal H. BOYD, Appellant, v. LIBERTY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and SelectQuote Insurance Services, Respondents 2012-06-13
CASON COMPANIES, INC., Respondent, v. Joseph GORRIN and Sharon Gorrin, Appellants 2012-06-13
The STATE, Respondent, v. Christopher HELLER, Appellant 2012-06-13
The STATE, Respondent, v. David Lee MEGGETT, Appellant 2012-06-27
The STATE, Respondent, v. Kasseem STEPHENS, Appellant 2012-06-27
Deborah RICE-MARKO, John Edward Marko, Jr., The John Edward Marko, Jr. Irrevocable Trust, Evan Rice Marko, The Evan Rice Marko Irrevocable Trust, and the Evelyn G. Rice Revocable Trust, Appellants, v. WACHOVIA CORPORATION, Wells Fargo & Company, G. Kennedy Thompson, Donald K. Truslow, Thomas J. Wurtz, Robert K. Steel, Thomas L. Clymer, and Doe Defendants 1 Through 25, Respondents 2012-06-27
Lawrence KEETER, Ronald Travis Keeter, and Rebecca Keeter, Appellants/Respondents, v. ALPINE TOWERS INTERNATIONAL, INC., and Ashley Sexton, Defendants, Of Whom Alpine Towers International, Inc., is Respondent/Appellant 2012-06-27
Gregory FORD and Leslie Ford, Appellants, v. BEAUFORT COUNTY ASSESSOR, Respondent 2012-06-27
D.R. HORTON, INC., Plaintiff, v. WESCOTT LAND COMPANY, LLC, Defendant; Thomas R. Hawkins and Wescott Land Company, LLC, Appellants, v. D.R. Horton, Inc., Respondent 2012-07-11
Sheran PROCTOR, Respondent, v. Ola Mae STEEDLEY, Appellant 2012-07-11
Mary K. WALDEN, Appellant, v. HARRELSON NISSAN, INC., Respondent 2012-07-11
ALLEGRO, INC., Respondent, v. Emmett J. SCULLY, Synergetic, Inc., George C. Corbin and Yvonne Yarborough, Appellants 2012-07-11
The STATE, Appellant, v. Alonzo Craig HAWES, Respondent 2012-07-18
Earl PHILLIPS as Personal Representative of the Estate of Bobby Gene Barnett, Appellant, v. Brigitte QUICK, Respondent 2012-07-18
The STATE, Respondent, v. Otis Lamar BLAND, Jr., Appellant 2012-07-18
STATE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Gerald Ray ARD and Susan M. Ard, individually and as the natural mother, custodial parent, and natural guardian of Lauren Ashley A. and Brandon Todd A., minors under the age of fourteen (14), Defendants, Of whom Gerald Ray Ard is Respondent, and Susan M. Ard is Appellant 2012-07-18
Thomas C. McCAIN, Sr., and Joseph Curry, individually and as trustees of the Mount Canaan Baptist Church; James E. Johnson and Nathan Goodwin, individually and as deacons of the Mount Canaan Baptist Church, Respondents, v. G.L. BRIGHTHARP, Appellant 2012-07-18
Ann DREHER, Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, Respondent 2012-07-25
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Respondent, v. Janell P. REVELS and R.J. Poston, Jr., Landowners, and John Doe and Mary Roe, representing all unknown persons having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in or to, or lien on the lands described herein, including all unknown heirs of Reamer J. Poston, Sr. a/k/a/ R.J. Poston Sr., deceased, Unknown Claimants, Of whom Janell P. Revels and R.J. Poston are, Appellants 2012-07-25
The STATE, Respondent, v. Bennie MITCHELL, Appellant 2012-07-25
Janette HAMILTON, Appellant, v. CHARLESTON COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, Respondent 2012-07-25
James D. BROACH and Mark Loomis, Respondents, v. Eugene E. CARTER, Advantage Real Estate, Inc., SilverDeer Management, LLC, Paradise Grande, LLC d/b/a The Horizon at 77th, and Howard Jacobson, Defendants, Of whom Howard Jacobson is Appellant 2012-07-25
Willie Homer STEPHENS, Guardian ad Litem for LILLIAN C., a minor, Appellant, v. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. and the South Carolina Department of Transportation, Respondents 2012-07-25
John Christopher JOHNSON, Respondent, v. Reginald C. LLOYD, Chief, State Law Enforcement Division, and The State of South Carolina, Appellants 2012-08-01
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC, Appellant, v. COMPLETE AUTO RECON SERVICES, INC., d/b/a C.A.R.S., Inc., and Colony Insurance Company, Defendants, of Whom Colony Insurance Company is Respondent 2012-08-01
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE and Raymond Alford, Respondents, v. SANDALWOOD SOCIAL CLUB, d/b/a Spinners Resort and Marina, Appellant 2012-08-01
The STATE, Respondent, v. Kevin J. WILLIAMS, Appellant 2012-08-01
Geneva WATSON, Appellant, v. XTRA MILE DRIVER TRAINING, INC., and Hartford Underwriters Insurance Co., Respondents 2012-08-01
Alfortina DAWKINS, Respondent, v. Jessie P. MOZIE, West Sebestin Mozie, Ricky L. Mozie, Qwendolyn Davis, Jessie Mozie, Michael Mozie, and Alacia Harper, Appellants 2012-08-01
The SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC INTEREST FOUNDATION and Edward D. Sloan, Jr., individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Respondents, v. GREENVILLE COUNTY, Herman G. Kirven, Jr., Judy Gilstrap, Eric Bedingfield, Jim Burns, Scott Case, Joseph Dill, Cort Flint, Lottie Gibson, Mark Kingsbury, Xanthene Norris, Robert Taylor, and Toney Trout, Appellants 2012-08-01
Ricky RHAME, Appellant, v. CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Respondent 2012-08-08
SOUTHERN GLASS & PLASTICS COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. KEMPER, A Unitrin Business, Respondent 2012-08-15
Robin M. HOLMES, Appellant, v. Rita Kay HOLMES, Respondent 2012-08-15
Cheryl DiMARCO, Respondent, v. Brian A. DiMARCO, Appellant 2012-08-15
Gregory A. COLLINS (Deceased), Employee, Claimant, Respondent, v. Seko CHARLOTTE and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Respondents, v. West Expedited & Delivery Service, Inc., Defendant, v. Seko Worldwide and Federal Insurance Co., Defendants, v. South Carolina Workers Compensation Uninsured Employers Fund, Appellant 2012-08-15
The STATE, Appellant, v. Randy VICKERY, Respondent 2012-08-22
REGIONS BANK, Appellant, v. Richard C. STRAWN, Robert K. Borchers, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Marie Borchers, and Nancy Davidson Borchers, Respondents 2012-08-22
The STATE, Respondent, v. Glenn R. LEE, Appellant 2012-08-22
Travis A. RODDEY, as the personal representative of the Estate of Alice Monique Beckham Hancock, deceased, Appellant, v. WAL-MART STORES EAST, LP, U.S. Security Associates, Inc., and Derrick L. Jones, Respondents 2012-08-29
LeAndra LEWIS, Appellant, v. L.B. DYNASTY, INC., d/b/a Boom Boom Room Studio 54 and the South Carolina Uninsured Employers Fund, Defendants, Of whom the South Carolina Uninsured Employers Fund is Respondent 2012-09-05
The STATE, Respondent, v. Demetrius PRICE, Appellant 2012-09-05
Barbara B. DANLEY WILLIAMS, Sylvia H. Durant Cotton, Janie Durant Ancrum, Tricia Durant Middleton and Carolyn Durant White, Respondents, v. Elgie M. MOORE, Larry M. Moore, W.F. Moore, Howard Danley Daniels, Jr., Earl Daniels, Cynthia Daniels, if they or any of them be alive; John Doe and Jane Doe, whose true names are Unknown and Fictitious names designating the unknown heirs, devisees, distributees, issue, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns of the above named Defendants, if they or any of them be dead, and William E. Danley, Elizabeth Danley, Elie Danley, Joe Danley, Rosetta Danley Simmons, Harriet Danley Durant, Elizabeth Danley Stigers, Howard Danley Daniels, William E. Danley, Jr., Harold Daniels, Melvin Durant, John A. Durant, all deceased; and Mary Roe and Richard Roe, whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, persons under disability, incompetents, imprisoned, or those persons in the military, if any; and also all other persons, known or whose true names are unknown, claiming any right, title interest in, or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein, Of whom Elgie M. Moore, Larry M. Moore, and W.F. Moore are the Appellants 2012-09-05
WYNDHAM ENTERPRISES, LLC and Rodney Wyndham, Individually, Appellants, v. The CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA and The City of North Augusta Board of Zoning Appeals, Respondents 2012-09-05
The STATE, Respondent, v. Derrick McDONALD, Appellant 2012-09-12
The STATE, Respondent, v. Richard Bill NILES, Jr., Appellant 2012-09-12
David R. MARTIN and Patricia F. Martin, Respondents/Appellants, v. Ann P. BAY, Harvie Goddin, Tony L. Hannon and Diann F. Hannon, Defendants, Of whom Ann P. Bay and Harvie Goddin are, Appellants/Respondents 2012-09-19
William F. PEARSON, M.D., Respondent, v. HILTON HEAD HOSPITAL a/k/a Hilton Head Health System, L.P., Tenet Healthsystem Medical, Inc., Tenet Physician Services-Hilton Head, Inc. and LocumTenens.com, LLC, Defendants, Of whom Hilton Head Hospital a/k/a Hilton Head Health System, L.P., Tenet Healthsystem Medical, Inc., Appellants 2012-10-03
Benjamin JOHNSON, Appellant, v. Franklin JACKSON, Daniel S. Harpster, Tantara Transportation, Inc., and Palmetto Health Alliance d/b/a Palmetto Health Baptist, Respondents 2012-10-10
The STATE, Respondent, v. Jeremy McMILLAN, Appellant 2012-10-17
The STATE, Respondent, v. Wendell WILLIAMS, Appellant 2012-10-24
CAROLINA FIRST BANK, n/k/a TD Bank, NA, Respondent, v. BADD, LLC, William McKown, and Charles A. Christenson, Defendants, Of whom BADD, LLC and William McKown are Appellants; BADD, LLC and William McKown, Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. William Rempher, Third-Party Defendant 2012-10-24
The STATE, Respondent, v. Ricky CHEEKS, Appellant 2012-10-24
BENEDICT COLLEGE, Respondent, v. NATIONAL CREDIT SYSTEMS, INC., Christopher Rehkow, and Eric Dean Snyder, Appellants, v. Darren L. Ford, individually, and Leonard Williams, individually and in his representative capacity on behalf of Benedict College, Third Party Defendants, Of whom Leonard Williams is also a Respondent 2012-10-24
WILLIAMS CARPET CONTRACTORS, INC., Appellant, v. Mark SKELLY, Respondent 2012-10-24
The STATE, Respondent, v. Gene Howard VINSON, Appellant 2012-10-31
MILLVALE PLANTATION, LLC, Respondent, v. CARRISON FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP and Mary H. Garrison, Appellants 2012-10-31
Jennette CANTEEN, Appellant, v. McLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER and Palmetto Hospital Trust Services, Ltd., Respondent 2012-11-07