Supreme Court of South Carolina, 2002

87 opinions

John M. KNOTTS, Jr., House of Representatives, District 88, in his official capacity as Chairman of the Lexington County Legislative Delegation and the Lexington County Legislative Delegation, Respondents, v. S.C. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, and Dr. Paul A. Sandifer, in his official capacity as Executive Director of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, Appellants 2002-01-07
BARNACLE BROADCASTING, INC., Petitioner, v. BAKER BROADCASTING, INC., Respondent 2002-01-09
In the Matter of Dirk J. KITCHEL, Respondent 2002-01-09
Nathaniel H. JONES, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2002-01-10
In the Matter of David F. ADDLESTONE, Respondent 2002-01-11
The STATE, Respondent, v. Tommy WALLS, Appellant 2002-01-14
The STATE, Respondent, v. Thomas KENNEDY, Petitioner 2002-01-14
The STATE, Respondent, v. Mandel SIMS, Appellant 2002-01-14
In the Matter of Pierce S. WHITE, Jr., Respondent 2002-01-28
In the Matter of Olanta Municipal Court Judge Thomas H. ESKRIDGE, Jr., Respondent 2002-01-28
In the Matter of John A. GAINES, Respondent 2002-01-28
In the Matter of Calhoun Falls Municipal Court Judge Harold C. DIXON, Respondent 2002-01-28
In the Matter of Lillie R. DAVIS, Respondent 2002-01-28
Harold Fitzgerald WILSON, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2002-01-28
In the Matter of Fairfield County Magistrate Marion C. SMITH, Respondent 2002-01-28
Gerald D. WADE, Jr., Respondent, v. BERKELEY COUNTY, South Carolina, and John Doe, of whom Berkeley County, South Carolina, is Petitioner, and John Doe is Respondent 2002-02-04
Evelyn H. CONNER, Respondent, v. CITY OF FOREST ACRES, J.C. Rowe, and Lewis Langley, Petitioners 2002-02-11
In the Matter of Karl L. KENYON, Respondent 2002-02-11
The STATE, Respondent, v. William C. McKENNEDY, Petitioner 2002-02-11
Khalill RAFSANJONI, Petitioner, v. John DOE and Christopher D. Wood, Defendants, of whom Christopher D. Wood is, Respondent 2002-02-11
Stacy WADE, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2002-02-11
The STATE, Respondent, v. Angelo MULDROW, Petitioner 2002-02-11
In the Matter of Ernest E. YARBOROUGH, Respondent 2002-02-11
In the Matter of R. Michael MUNDEN, Respondent 2002-02-11
In the Matter of Rodman C. TULLIS, Respondent 2002-02-11
Lee Roy INGLE, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2002-02-19
In the Matter of Sean Bannon ZENNER, Respondent 2002-02-25
L.W. LINDER and Muriel Linder, Petitioners, v. INSURANCE CLAIMS CONSULTANTS, INC., a/k/a ICC, Inc., Jeffrey Raines, and Gerald Moore, Jr., individually, and as employees/agents of Insurance Claims Consultants, Inc., Respondents 2002-02-25
Mike BROWN, Howard Tharpe, Interstate Speedway, Inc., and Interstate Speedway, Appellants, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management and Lisa M. Hadstate, Respondents 2002-02-25
In the Matter of Former Newberry County Magistrate Charles M. RUSHTON, Respondent 2002-02-25
The STATE, Respondent, v. Linda TYLER, Appellant 2002-03-04
The STATE, Respondent, v. Ronald P. WHITE, Appellant 2002-03-04
Hampton Andrew CASON, Plaintiff, v. DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, f/k/a Duke Power Company, Defendant; Michele Davenport Eberhart and Patman S. Eberhart, Plaintiffs, v. Duke Energy Corporation, f/k/a Duke Power Company, Defendant; Erich Scott Metler and Robin H. Metler, Plaintiffs, v. Duke Energy Corporation, f/k/a Duke Power Company, Defendant 2002-03-04
Amey G. DYKEMA, as Personal Representative of the Estate of David Bruce Dykema, Appellant/Respondent, v. CAROLINA EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, P.C., Greenville Hospital System, and Companion Healthcare Corporation, Defendants, Of Whom Greenville Hospital System is Respondent/Appellant, and Companion HealthCare Corporation is Respondent 2002-03-04
Charles W. PATRICK, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2002-03-11
The CITY OF ROCK HILL, Petitioner, v. Michael Dean THOMPSON, Respondent 2002-03-11
Dr. Martha THOMASKO, Petitioner, v. Daniel E. POOLE, Jr., Respondent 2002-03-11
CENTURY INDEMNITY COMPANY, as successor to CCI Insurance Company, as successor to Insurance Company of North America, Respondent, v. GOLDEN HILLS BUILDERS, INC., Peter O. Stoltz, and Brooke M. Stoltz, of whom Peter O. Stoltz and Brooke M. Stoltz are Appellants 2002-03-11
STATE of South Carolina, Respondent, v. Tracy McMILLIAN, Petitioner 2002-03-18
Dewey ACKERMAN, Jr., deceased, and The Children of Dewey Ackerman, Jr., Petitioners, v. 3-V CHEMICAL, INC., employer, and Travelers Insurance Company, Respondents 2002-03-25
Moscoe RHODES, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2002-03-25
The STATE, Respondent, v. Nathaniel WHITE, Appellant 2002-04-01
Ronald Wilson LEGGE, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2002-04-01
QUALITY TRAILER PRODUCTS, INC., Respondent, v. CSL EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. and I Corp., Defendants, of which I Corp. is Appellant 2002-04-01
The STATE, Respondent, v. Daniel Alexander WALKER, Petitioner 2002-04-08
In the Matter of J. Stephen McCORMACK, Respondent 2002-04-08
Freddie JACKSON, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2002-04-08
OBryant HARRIS, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2002-04-08
In the Matter of K. Douglas THORNTON, Respondent 2002-04-08
In the Matter of Larry S. DRAYTON, Respondent 2002-04-08
In the Matter of Gregory A. NEWELL, Respondent 2002-04-08
Anne S. PARKER, Petitioner, v. Winfield W. SHECUT and Marion A. Shecut, III, Defendants, of whom Marion A. Shecut, III, is Respondent 2002-04-15
STATE of South Carolina ex rel. Charlie CONDON, Attorney General, Plaintiff, v. James H. HODGES, Governor, State of South Carolina; James A. Lander, Comptroller General and Grady L. Patterson, Jr., State Treasurer, Defendants, and Glenn F. McConnell, President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate, Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr., Chairman of the Finance Committee of the South Carolina Senate, David H. Wilkins, Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives and Robert W. Harrell, Jr., Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the South Carolina House of Representatives, Intervenors 2002-04-18
CONCERNED DUNES WEST RESIDENTS, INC., Ruthann Epstein, Sue Hensch, Mary Eckbreth, Keith Grybowski, Larry Schellenberger, Jeff Zimmer, Ronald Fulcher, and David Fulton, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, Dunes West Property Owners Association, Inc., and Allan Feker d/b/a U.S. Residential Golf Properties, Inc., a Florida corporation, Defendants, and Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Plaintiff, v. Allan Feker and Dunes West Residential Golf Properties, Inc., Defendants 2002-04-22
In the Matter of Theron James CURLIN, Respondent 2002-04-22
In the Matter of M. Eugene GIBBS, Respondent 2002-04-22
George Rufus WERTZ, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2002-04-22
In the Matter of William C. WOODEN, II, Respondent 2002-04-22
In the Matter of Michael G. WYMAN, Respondent 2002-04-22
Susan JINKS as Personal Representative of the Estate of Carl H. Jinks, Respondent, v. RICHLAND COUNTY and Dr. Charles Eskridge, Defendants, of whom Richland County is Appellant 2002-04-22
Greg WILLIAMS and Bill Wines, individually and as trustees and members of The Christian Church of North Myrtle Beach, and as representatives of others similarly situated as members of The Christian Church of North Myrtle Beach, Harrill Lovelace and Clay Crowder, individually and as members of The Christian Church of North Myrtle Beach, and as representatives of others similarly situated as members of the The Christian Church of North Myrtle Beach, and Darrel Hall, Respondents, v. Joel WILSON, Danny Banks, J.W. Mullins, Bob Williamson and E. Richard Powell, individually and as present or former trustees of The Christian Church of North Myrtle Beach, Petitioners 2002-04-29
The STATE, Respondent, v. Jamie MIZZELL and Jimmy Allen Tootie Mizzell, Petitioners 2002-04-29
J. Larry FAULKENBERRY, Respondent, v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant 2002-04-29
The STATE, Respondent, v. Todd William WRIGHT, Appellant 2002-04-29
Melvin E. LANHAM, Respondent, v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC., Petitioner 2002-05-06
The STATE, Respondent, v. Charles Edward WATSON, II, Appellant 2002-05-06
Anthony GREEN, Petitioner, v. Gary D. MAYNARD, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, and Charles M. Condon, Attorney General of South Carolina, Respondents 2002-05-06
RIVERWOODS, LLC, North Bluff North Charleston, Limited Partnership, Brackenbrook North Charleston Limited Partnership, Arthur Booth, M.D. and Linda M. Booth, Respondents/Appellants, v. The COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, Peggy A. Moseley in her official capacity as Charleston County Auditor, and D. Michael Huggins in his official capacity as Charleston County Assessor, Appellants/Respondents 2002-05-06
SOUTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. William H. COURTNEY, III, and Unisun Insurance Company, Defendants, Of whom William H. Courtney is Respondent 2002-05-06
STATE of South Carolina, Appellant, v. James Eugene HUNTLEY, Respondent 2002-05-06
The STATE, Respondent, v. Alfred TIMMONS, Petitioner 2002-05-06
STATE of South Carolina, Respondent, v. Jeffrey M. THOMPSON, Appellant 2002-05-06
In the Matter of Joseph L. SMALLS, Jr., Respondent 2002-05-16
The STATE, Respondent, v. Frank M. GASTER, Appellant 2002-05-20
Patricia T. ANTLEY, Petitioner, v. William M. SHEPHERD, individually, and Aiken County, Respondents 2002-05-20
Dennis NELSON, Deceased Employee, By and Through His Estate, Respondent, v. YELLOW CAB COMPANY, Employer, and Travelers Property Casualty Company, Carrier, Petitioners 2002-05-20
The STATE, Petitioner, v. James Anthony PRIMUS, Respondent 2002-05-20
ST. ANDREWS PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT, Respondent, v. The CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLESTON, Petitioner 2002-05-20
Jeffery MINNICH, Plaintiff, v. MED-WASTE, INC., and Incendere, Inc., Defendants 2002-05-20
Patricia FERGUSON, individually and on behalf of the Estate of Howard Ferguson and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Petitioner, v. CHARLESTON LINCOLN MERCURY, INC., Respondent 2002-05-20
Larry MORRIS and Leora M. Hall, Administrators for the Estate of Lizzette Goodly Morris, Limus Williams, Administrator for the Estates of Ollie and Carrie Williams, and Annie Ruth Gambrell, Appellants, v. ANDERSON COUNTY and Anderson County Sheriffs Department, Respondents 2002-05-28
Joan Caldwell JOHNSON, Bryce Anderson, Lorraine Witherspoon Baker, William Bell, Faye Blaylock, Sara Edell Boan, Mike Brewer, Mike Brown, Ronald Callahan, Sandra Coulter, Lisa Crum, Andreas Drutis, Darryl Bernard Epps, Buster Elfin Floyd, Deanna Kay Frans, William Joseph Harnett, Jr., George Henley, Loretta Jones, Margaret Locklear, Tammy Locklear, Linda McCleod, William McCormick, Hugh Meise, Patty Miller, Andrew Nobles, Gary Padgett, Mary Pinchback, Vardry Pittman, Albert J. Samra, Mason Skeenes, Danny Kay Smith, Amber Strickland, Charles Stubbs, Lonya Thigpen, James Thompson, Joseph Chester Walker, Jessie Williams, Valerie Williams, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. COLLINS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, INC., Ace Amusement, LLC, American Amusement Company, Inc., American Amusement of Aiken, Inc., B & J Amusement, Best Amusement Co., Broyles & Lutz, Inc., CBA Games, Inc., Carousel Amusements, Coley, Inc., Drew Industries, Fast Freddies, Great Games, Inc., Greenwood Music Co., Inc., H & J of South Carolina, Inc., Holliday Amusement Company of Charleston, Inc., Hoyts Music Co., Inc., Huckleberry Amusement, Inc., Ingram Investments, J.M. Brown Amusement Co., Inc., Joytime Distributors & Amusement, MHJ Corporation, MHS Enterprises, Inc., Martin Coin Machine, Inc., McDonald Amusement Co., Midlands Gaming Corp., Pedroland, Inc., R.L. Jordan Oil Co. of North Carolina, Red Dot Amusements, Rosemary Coin Machines of Florence, Inc., Scotts Vending Inc. of Columbia, Sumter Petroleum Co., Tims Amusement, Inc., Video-Matic Amusements, Inc., H. Hugh Andrews, II, Pamela A. Andrews, Dwayne I. Bohannon, J.M. Brown, Don E. Broyles, Grace E. Coley, Fred Collins, J. Samuel Cox, Kenneth G. Flowe, Carey Hardee, Scott G. Hogue, Lowell E. Holden, Patricia Holliday, Warren P. Holliday, Henry E. Ingram, Steven E. Lipscomb, Tim Mahon, Jimmy Martin, Jr., Cynthia McDonald, James McDonald, Allan Schaefer, David R. Simpson, Ron Simpson, Mickey H. Stacks, William Darwin Wheeler, and Hershel L. Williamson, Defendants 2002-05-28
Isiah Rudy LOADHOLT, in his capacity as Sheriff of Hampton County, Petitioner, v. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, Division of General Services, Insurance Reserve Fund, Respondent, v. Sherry Capers, Tounda Taylor, and Kim Davenport, Petitioners 2002-05-28
In the Matter of Former Sumter County Magistrate William SANDERS, Respondent 2002-06-03
In the Matter of Former Aiken County Magistrate Joey L. ADDIE, Respondent 2002-06-03
In the Matter of Orangeburg County Magistrate Derrick F. DASH, Respondent 2002-06-03
John DOE, Alias, Petitioner, v. Henry D. McMASTER, Attorney General for the State of South Carolina, Respondent, and South Carolina Bankers Association and South Carolina Bar, Intervenors 2002-08-05