Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1994

82 opinions

Gregory Kent USRY, Respondent v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner 1994-02-07
Robert AVERILL and Gerri Averill, Respondents v. PREFERRED MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, and Hover Insurance Agency, Inc., of which Preferred Mutual Insurance Company is, Appellant 1994-02-07
THE HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, A Corporation, Petitioner v. Brian Eugene TOWE, Jerry Edward Alexander, and William Wayne McClaskey, Defendants, of whom William Wayne McClaskey is Respondent 1994-02-22
SOUTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant v. Lease D. MAYER, Respondent 1994-02-22
BAKER HOSPITAL, Appellant v. FIREMANS FUND INSURANCE COMPANY, and Entrepreneur, Inc., d/b/a Scotchman Stores, Respondents 1994-02-22
In re MAGISTRATES USE OF VIDEOCONFERENCES 1994-03-07
Myrtle WIGGINS, Appellant v. Terry Lee EDWARDS, d/b/a Island Tree Service, Respondent 1994-03-07
COUNCIL OF CO-OWNERS OF FOREST BEACH VILLAS HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME, Petitioner v. M. Daniel SMITH, a/k/a Dan T. Smith and a/k/a Daniel Arthur Smith; Lifeeo Services Corporation; South Carolina Tax Commission; Arthur Leaman, d/b/a The Golden Lemon; Amberly Limited, d/b/a The Copper and Lumber Store Hotel; Antilles Management Company, d/b/a Point Pirouette Villa Hotels; Cane Bay Corporation, d/b/a Cane Bay Plantation; John A. Silander, d/b/a The Waves at Cane Bay; Ralph Locke Highland, Inc.; Vivian Pisciotta; Partridge Place Associates; and The Internal Revenue Service; Sanwa Business Credit Corporation; Wauconda National Bank and Trust Company; and Deerfield Federal Savings and Loan Association, Respondents 1994-03-07
John W. TUCKER, Jr., Petitioner v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, Respondent 1994-03-07
Barbara B. ANDERSON, Appellant v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY and South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Respondents 1994-03-07
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, Appellant v. CITY OF BENNETTSVILLE and Marlboro Electric Cooperative, Inc., Respondents 1994-03-07
REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK, Respondent v. DLP INDUSTRIES, INC., Glenn E. Deese and James T. Pulliam, Individually and as Officers and/or Directors of DLP Industries, Inc., Petitioners 1994-03-07
In the Matter of Charles E. HOUSTON, Jr., Respondent 1994-03-07
Alexander P. HYDE, Respondent v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, Appellant 1994-03-18
W. Macon SHEPPARD and Eugene Montgomery, Respondents v. The CITY OF ORANGEBURG, a body politic and corporate, the Orangeburg City Council, its governing body, Martin C. Cheatham, in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of Orangeburg, Bernard Haire, Allen W. Parrott, Marion F. Moore, W. Everette Salley, L. Zimmerman Keitt, and Joyce W. Rheney, in them official capacities as members of the Orangeburg City Council, the Department of Public Utilities of the City of Orangeburg, a department of the municipality of Orangeburg, and T.M. Johnson, Jr., in his official capacity as Manager of the Department of Public Utilities of the City of Orangeburg, Appellants; JONES CABLE INCOME FUND 1-B, LTD., Jones Intereable, Inc., and Terry L. Roberson, Respondents v. The CITY OF ORANGEBURG, a body politic and corporate, the Orangeburg City Council, its governing body, Martin C. Cheatham, in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of Orangeburg, Bernard Haire, Allen W. Parrott, Marion F. Moore, W. Everette Salley, L. Zimmerman Keitt, and Joyce W. Rheney, in their official capacities as members of the Orangeburg City Council, the Department of Public Utilities of the City of Orangeburg, a department of the municipality of Orangeburg, and T.M. Johnson, Jr., in his official capacity as Manager of the Department of Public Utilities of the City of Orangeburg, Appellants 1994-03-21
Ex parte LEXINGTON COUNTY, Respondent. In re The STATE, Respondent v. Johnny OLandis BENNETT, Petitioner. Ex parte LEXINGTON COUNTY, Respondent; In re The STATE, Respondent, v. Raymond PATTERSON, Jr., Petitioner 1994-03-21
Brian HOWARD, Petitioner v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 1994-03-21
The STATE, Respondent v. Ray GADSDEN, Appellant 1994-03-21
Dave CONNOR, Cadillacs, Inc., Coastal Petroleum Products, Inc., and Cynthia Burch, Respondents v. The TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, A Municipal Corporation, Henry C. Driessen, Jr., Frank R. Chapman, Russell L. Condit, Jr., Tom Peeples and S. Paul Ramsey, in their capacity as Town Council for the Town of Hilton Head Island, and Jeremiah J. Barkie, in his capacity as Mayor of the Town of Hilton Head Island, and Michael G. ONeill,in his capacity as Town Manager for the Town of Hilton Head Island, Appellants 1994-03-21
Kim T. HUGHES, Appellant v. WATER WORLD WATER SLIDE, INC., Respondent 1994-03-21
Vanessa D. SMITH, Petitioner v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Respondent 1994-03-21
STATE of South Carolina, Respondent v. Glenn FIELDS, Petitioner 1994-03-21
Larry WILLIAMSON and Carolinas Association of General Contractors Self-Insurance Fund and Stanly Lines Construction, Respondents v. UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant 1994-03-21
Cecil DOVE, Employee, Appellant v. GOLD KIST, INC., Employer and Self-Insured, Respondent 1994-03-21
Stacey L. FORD, Petitioner v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 1994-03-21
TOYOTA OF FLORENCE, INC., a corporation, Respondent-Appellant v. Danny Ray LYNCH; JM Family Enterprises, Inc.; Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc.; Tender Loving Care Corp.; World Omni Financial Corp.; World Omni Leasing, Inc.; Joyserv Co., Ltd.; Carnett-Partsnett Systems, Inc.; Toyoguard, Inc.; James D. Moran; John Joseph McNally; Terry Moore; W.M. Donohoe; Orville Verner; Al Hendrickson; Robert MacGregor; Dennis Puskaric; Tom Nardelli; and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., Defendants, Of which JM Family Enterprises, Inc.; Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc.; Tender Loving Care Corp.; World Omni Financial Corp.; and World Omni Leasing, Inc. are Appellants-Respondents. And Richard L. BEASLEY, Respondent-Appellant v. Danny Ray LYNCH; JM Family Enterprises, Inc.; Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc.; Tender Loving Care Corp.; World Omni Financial Corp.; World Omni Leasing, Inc.; Joyserv Co., Ltd.; Carnett-Partsnett Systems, Inc.; Toyoguard, Inc.; James D. Moran; John Joseph McNally; Terry Moore; W.M. Donohoe; Orville Verner; Al Hendrickson; Robert MacGregor; Dennis Puskaric; Tom Nardelli; and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., Defendants, Of which JM Family Enterprises, Inc.; Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc.; Tender Loving Care Corp.; World Omni Financial Corp.; and World Omni Leasing, Inc., Appellants-Respondents 1994-04-04
James A. RAYFORD, Respondent v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner 1994-04-25
PEOPLES FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION, Respondent v. MYRTLE BEACH GOLF & YACHT CLUB, a General Partnership, Myrtle Beach Golf & Yacht Club, Inc., a South Carolina Corporation, MBG & YC II, Inc., f/k/a Peoples Joint Venture Group, Inc., Myrtle Beach Golf & Yacht Club Association, Inc., Teatros Y. Cinemas, S.A., a Panamanian Company, American Community Development Group, Inc., f/k/a Justice Investment Corp., John A. Hinson, Individually and as Trustee of West Coast Pension and Profit Sharing Trust, Sears Roebuck & Co., Universal Resort Travel, Inc., d/b/a A-Port-of-Call Travel Agency, Stan Parker, Ed Hudson, Austin Kelly Advertising, Inc., POA Acquisition Corp., d/b/a Peterson Outdoor Advertising of South Carolina, Custom Glass, Inc., The Parnell-Martin Companies, Inc., Loyola Federal Savings & Loan Association, Equipment Leasing, Division of American Federal Bank, FSB, Chambers of South Carolina, Williams Trucking Co., Inc., Palmetto Turf Farms, Inc., Danny Player, d/b/a Players Landscaping, Whaley Corp., d/b/a Socastee Hardware Store, Cornelius Toomey, Individually and for the Benefit and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, and Midway Nursery, Inc., Defendants, of whom American Community Development Group, Inc., f/k/a Justice Investment Corp., and John A. Hinson, Individually and as Trustee of West Coast Pension and Profit Sharing Trust are, Petitioners 1994-04-25
Moses KIRKSEY, Employee, Petitioner v. ASSURANCE TIRE COMPANY, Employer, and South Carolina Insolvency Fund, Carrier, Respondents 1994-04-25
Doris K. BALLARD, Appellant v. Jerry BALLARD, Respondent 1994-04-25
In the Matter of Kenneth W. THORNTON, Jr., Respondent 1994-04-25
STATE of South Carolina, Appellant v. Aaron E. HILL and Titus L. Huggins, Respondents 1994-05-04
Darrell GREEN, By and Through his Guardian ad Litem, Lethea GREEN, and Lethea Green, as legal guardian for Darrell Green, Appellants v. LEWIS TRUCK LINES, INC., Phillip Brown, and South Carolina Department of Education, Respondents 1994-05-04
In the Matter of James C. Tee FERGUSON, Respondent 1994-05-09
Barbara A. HICKS, Petitioner v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 1994-05-09
Christopher G. OLSON, Respondent v. STATE of South Carolina and Pickens County, South Carolina, Defendants, of which Pickens County, South Carolina is, Appellant 1994-05-09
Lester JOLLY, Petitioner v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 1994-05-09
LITCHFIELD PLANTATION COMPANY, INC., Appellant v. GEORGETOWN COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT, Respondent 1994-05-09
Sandra VINES, Appellant v. SELF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Gleamms Human Resources Commission and Alease Thompson, Respondents 1994-05-09
Ernest M. RIDDLE, Petitioner v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 1994-05-09
Dr. Mary HAMMOND, Respondent v. PICKENS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Ralph Miller, Connie Miller, and minors Doshia Miller and Billy Miller, minors under age 14 years, Defendants, of whom Ralph Miller and Connie Miller are Petitioners 1994-05-09
Ex parte John F. HARDAWAY and S. Kirkpatrick Morgan, Jr., Respondents v. The COUNTY OF LEXINGTON, Appellant; In re STATE of South Carolina v. Robert Haskell SOUTHERLAND, Defendant 1994-05-09
John B. SCHWARTZ, Petitioner v. Goldie L. SCHWARTZ (Beaver), Respondent 1994-05-23
John NOWLIN, Petitioner v. GENERAL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Respondent 1994-05-23
Cassie B. McLAIN, Appellant v. Thomas E. INGRAM, Jr., and Caroline Y. Ingram, d/b/a Wannamakers Drug Store, Respondents 1994-05-23
Phillip F. MOORE, Jr., Appellant v. FLORENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, Respondent 1994-05-23
STATE AUTO PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY and Unisun Insurance Company, Plaintiffs v. John E. GIBBS, Paula O. Gibbs, Ralph Sanders, Jr., May Sanders, Kathleen C. Sligh, David E. Sligh, Edith Wicker, Gene Workman and Allstate Insurance Company, Defendants, of whom State Auto Property and Casualty Insurance Company is Appellant, and Unisun Insurance Company, John E. Gibbs, Paula O. Gibbs, Ralph Sanders, Jr., May Sanders, Kathleen C. Sligh, David E. Sligh, Edith Wicker, Gene Workman and Allstate Insurance Company and Respondents 1994-05-23
FIRST SAVINGS BANK, Respondent v. A.F. McLEAN, Jr., and Mary H. McLean, Defendants, of whom A.F. McLean, Jr. is Appellant 1994-05-23
Jack Theodore DAY, Petitioner v. Challis L. KILGORE, d/b/a/ Kilgores Auto Service, Richard Paul Mahar, and Angela M. Manning, Defendants, of whom Angela M. Manning and Richard Paul Mahar, Respondents 1994-05-23
Elijah MINCEY, Petitioner v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 1994-05-23
Spencer M. JOHNSON, Respondent v. SPARTANBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 7, Appellant 1994-05-23
Barbara BANKS, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Phaedra Banks, Appellant v. MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Fred W. Tecklenburg, Thomas P. Cochran, Henry B. Otherson, Jr., Martha S. Wright, Melinda K. Bailey and Helen Read, Respondents 1994-05-23
FIRST GENERAL SERVICES OF CHARLESTON, INC., Plaintiff and Third-party Plaintiff v. Charles R. MILLER, Defendant v. SERVICEMASTER, INC., Third-party Defendant, of whom First General Services of Charleston, Inc., is Appellant, and Servicemaster, Inc., is Respondent 1994-06-06
Hampton C. REDMOND, Jr.; Wayne R. Saylor; O.M. Shealy; Leon J. Dasher; Iva J. Taylor; Bennie C. Gilbert; Glenn K. Stabler; Jerry L. Smith; W. Bennett Jeffcoat; Tommy R. Craft; Dennis D. Danquist; Blanchard Poole; Walter R. Cassidy; Allen D. Culler; William A. Chavis; Gene A. Jeffcoat; Grady McIver; Alfonso Walker; Effie L. Sutton; Henry Sutton; Narva Lee Williams; Paul Smith; Grady Hoffman; Johnie McKnight; Bill King; Linda King; Lawrence H. Livingston, Jr.; Phillip Lee Shealy; David Strickland; Thelma E. Culler; John Culler; and Suzette R. Culler, individually and for the benefit and on behalf of all others similarly situate, Appellants v. LEXINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. FOUR; Splawn R. Davis; Jean C. Goodwin; Jefford Hart, Jr.; Edward G. Joseph; Danny Peagler; Robbie Lee Stabler; and Wendell Stabler, in their official capacities as Members of the Board of Trustees of Lexington County School District No. Four, Respondents 1994-06-06
Sidney PUCKETT, Appellant v. STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent 1994-06-06
The STATE, Respondent v. Paul A. GRAHAM, Appellant 1994-06-06
Nancy W. TERRY, Appellant v. Clyde J. LEE, Respondent 1994-06-06
Douglas GREENE, Petitioner v. SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION COMMISSION, The South Carolina Board of State Canvassers, The Aiken County Election Commission, The Aiken County Board of Canvassers and Lawana R. McKenzie, Respondents 1994-06-06
Jody SIMPSON, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Marie Johnston Demos, Appellant v. Jackie SANDERS, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Louis A. Demos, Respondent 1994-06-06
Tammi STRANGE and Jonnie F. Hudson, Respondents v. S.C. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, Appellant 1994-06-06
William Lewis BOONE, Respondent v. Felix Donnell GOODWIN, Appellant 1994-06-06
Daryl J. BALL, Petitioner v. Mary J. BALL, Respondent 1994-06-06
The STATE, Respondent v. Michael E. JOHNSON, Appellant 1994-06-13
The STATE, Respondent v. Kevin Michael CLARK, Appellant 1994-06-13
Russell E. BROOKS, Appellant v. COUNCIL OF CO-OWNERS OF STONES THROW HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME I, Respondent 1994-06-13
The STATE, Respondent v. Willie Lee TENNYSON, Appellant 1994-06-13
The Revd Canon Richard P. McDONNELL, III, D. Min., Appellant v. The CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF AIKEN, a body politic and corporate, Respondent 1994-06-13
Michael SHIPPY, Petitioner v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 1994-06-13
STATE of South Carolina, Respondent v. Gary Allen RIMERT, Appellant 1994-06-13
Daron Eugene GILMORE, Respondent v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner 1994-06-20
The STATE, Respondent v. Elijah SMITH, Appellant 1994-06-20
James W. WRIGHT, Appellant v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., and Bill Thomas, Respondents 1994-06-20
SOUTH CAROLINA PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, Respondent v. CAROLINAS ROOFING AND SHEET METAL CONTRACTORS SELF-INSURANCE FUND, Hosea Foster, and Cannon Roofing Company, Defendants, Of which Carolina Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractors Self-Insurance Fund is Appellant 1994-06-20
Deborah WILLIAMS, Appellant v. SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHEAST, Respondent 1994-06-20
Ex Parte ADOPTIVE PARENTS, Appellants/Respondents v. BIOLOGICAL PARENTS, and Charleston County Department of Social Services, Respondents, Intervenor/Respondent. In re BABY BOY W., Respondent/Appellant 1994-06-20
Jeffrey Scott PLANTE, Respondent v. STATE of South Carolina, petitioner 1994-07-18
Billy Joe CARTRETTE, Respondent v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner 1994-08-15
STANDARD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, Plaintiff v. H & W BUILDERS, a partnership, Ruth M. Norman as Trustee of the T.H. Maxwell, Jr. Trust, Joel D. Harrison, Luween S. Harrison, L & W Wholesale, Inc., Larry C. Redd, Allen P. Fortner, and The United States of America, Defendants; RUTH M. NORMAN as Trustee of the T.H. Maxwell, Jr. Trust, Cross-Plaintiff v. H & W BUILDERS, a Partnership, L & W Wholesale, Inc., Larry C. Redd and Allen P. Fortner, Cross-Defendants; Larry C. REDD, L & W Wholesale, Inc., and H & W Builders, a Partnership, Third-Party Plaintiffs v. Allen P. FORTNER, Third-Party Defendant, of whom Larry C. Redd, L & W Wholesale, Inc., and Allen P. Fortner are Appellants, and Ruth N. Norman as Trustee of the T.H. Maxwell, Jr. Trust is Respondent 1994-08-15
In the Matter of Kenneth O. WARD, Respondent 1994-08-15
In the Matter of William H. EDWARDS, Sr., Respondent 1994-08-15
Delaney Thomas SIKES, Petitioner v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 1994-09-06
In the Matter of Brian P. GIBBES, Respondent 1994-10-24