Supreme Court of South Carolina, 2003

104 opinions

The STATE, Respondent, v. John Edward WEIK, Appellant 2003-01-09
Lamar W. DAWKINS and George W. Chisholm, Respondents, v. Richard E. FIELDS; Louis O. Dore; Margaret W. Lesesne, Personal Representative of the Estate of Theodore Lesesne; Mildred Bobo, Personal Representative of the Estate of William Bobo; Herbert A. DeCosta, Jr., Juanita J. Washington; Richard N. Whitney; R.M. Stiney, Jr.; James Vickers; Agatha Cooper; Harold Lesesne; DIA-Dick Realty Company; and Seaside Development Corporation, Petitioners 2003-04-07
Charles W. BAILEY, Respondent, v. Ralph W. SEGARS, Jr., Petitioner 2003-04-07
James R. HINKLE and Emily Hinkle, Respondents, v. NATIONAL CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant 2003-04-14
The STATE, Respondent, v. Claude and Phil HUMPHRIES, Petitioners 2003-04-14
Ray H. CHEWNING, Jr., Respondent, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, David J. Bickerstaff, and David J. Bickerstaff and Associates, Inc., Defendants, of whom Ford Motor Company is Petitioner 2003-04-14
John McPherson SCOTT, Appellant/Respondent, v. Deirdre Erwin SCOTT, Respondent/Appellant, And Gregory T. Martin, Defendant 2003-04-14
Alfred Lee WIGFALL, Employee, Claimant, Appellant, v. TIDELAND UTILITIES, INC., Employer, and Northern Insurance Company of New York, Respondents 2003-04-14
Ex parte Charles W. WHETSTONE, Jr., Appellant, In re Thomas IVEY, Applicant/Respondent, v. William D. CATOE, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, Respondent 2003-04-28
Cynthia BENSCH and Gary Bensch, d/b/a Bensch-Mark Custom Builders, Respondents, v. Jim DAVIDSON, Linda Davidson and Randy West, Defendants, of whom Jim Davidson and Linda Davidson are Appellants 2003-04-28
Irvin W. CAMPBELL, J.C. Lawyer, Backus Ferguson, and Thomas Hanahan, III, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Respondents, v. HILTON HEAD NO. 1 PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT and Beaufort County South Carolina, Appellants 2003-04-28
Patricia L. HARRISON, as Guardian ad Litem for her Ward, James Lennon McLean, Jr., Petitioner, v. Joseph J. BEVILACQUA, Jaime E. Condom, Betty R. Guerry and South Carolina Department of Mental Health, Respondents 2003-04-28
Sam B. McQUEEN, Respondent, v. SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL COUNCIL, n/k/a South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, Petitioner 2003-04-28
James C. CHRISTY, Respondent, v. Vida L. CHRISTY, Petitioner 2003-04-28
EDISTO ISLAND HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY, INC., Respondent, v. John GREGORY, Margaret Gregory, Mary Davis, and William Scott, if they be alive and Richard Roe and Mary Roe, adults whose true names are unknown and John Doe and Jane Doe, infants, incompetents, or persons under disability or in the military service, if any, whose true names are unknown, these four names being fictitious names designating the unknown heirs, devisees, distributees, issue, executors, administrators, personal representative, successors and/or assigns of Joseph Gregory, deceased, and also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein, Defendants, Of whom John GREGORY and Mary Davis are Petitioners 2003-04-28
Susan OLSON, Petitioner/Respondent, v. FACULTY HOUSE OF CAROLINA, INC. and The University of South Carolina, Defendants, South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Intervenor, of whom FACULTY HOUSE OF CAROLINA, INC., is Respondent/Petitioner, and The University of South Carolina, is Respondent 2003-04-28
Antoine CUTNER, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2003-04-28
In the Matter of W. Smith STRICKLAND, Jr., Respondent 2003-04-28
In the Matter of York County Magistrate Deborah D. McCULLOUGH, Respondent 2003-04-28
In the Matter of Newberry Municipal Court Judge Barry S. KOON, Respondent 2003-04-28
In the Matter of John H. PARKER, Respondent 2003-04-28
Bryan M. GANTT, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner 2003-04-28
In the Matter of Donald V. MYERS, Respondent 2003-05-05
Clifton E. HARRIS, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner 2003-05-05
The STATE, Respondent, v. James N. BRYANT, III, Appellant 2003-05-12
Dennis SAUNER, Cliff Derreth, Joanne Derreth, Timothy James McClelland, Robert Keith Brown, III, Darlene M. Hesseltine as attorney-in-fact for Curtis L. Hesseltine, Robert C. Hodge, Barney R. Atkinson, Richard L. Huggins, Ann Weeks Huggins, R. Donald Crews, Steven V. Foster, Charles H. Andrews, Robert Austin, and Edith Austin, on behalf of the residential, commercial, and all other leaseholders of property owned and leased by Santee Cooper, Plaintiffs, of whom Dennis Sauner, Cliff Derreth, Timothy James McClelland, Robert Keith Brown, III, Darlene M. Hesseltine as attorney-in-fact for Curtis L. Hesseltine, Robert C. Hodge, Barney R. Atkinson, Richard L. Huggins, Ann Weeks Huggins, R. Donald Crews, Steven V. Foster, and Charles H. Andrews are the Appellants, v. PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, d/b/a Santee Cooper, Respondent 2003-05-12
Charles OLMSTEAD, Respondent, v. SHAKESPEARE, Petitioner; Joanna Olmstead, Respondent, v. Shakespeare, Petitioner 2003-05-19
In the Matter of Charles E. FEELEY, Respondent 2003-05-19
M.B. KAHN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Petitioner, v. THREE RIVERS BANK & TRUST COMPANY, RSI Properties/Spartanburg, LLC; RSI, Inc., Orchard Place East at Spartanburg, Inc.; Bailey Heating & Controls, Inc.; Wellington Power; Charleston Fire & Safety, Inc.; TI Associates, Inc.; and Lewis Nursery & Farm, Inc., Defendants, of whom Three Rivers Bank & Trust Company is Respondent 2003-05-19
Randy GASKINS and Linda Gaskins, Respondents, v. SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, South Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Company and Timothy Brant, Petitioners 2003-05-19
Quentin ANDERSON, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner 2003-05-27
In the Matter of William O. KEY, Jr., Respondent 2003-06-02
Carl B. TUCKER and Eleanor Tucker, Plaintiffs, v. HONDA OF SOUTH CAROLINA MANUFACTURING, INC., Pee Dee Electric Cooperative, Inc., Defendants, of whom Pee Dee Electric Cooperative, Inc. is Petitioner, and Carl B. Tucker, Eleanor Tucker, and Honda of South Carolina Manufacturing, Inc. are, Respondents 2003-06-02
In the Matter of Francis A. HUMPHRIES, Jr., Respondent 2003-06-02
Willie COHEN, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner 2003-06-02
Sherry BROWN, Employee, Petitioner, v. BI-LO, INC., Employer and Self-Insurer, Respondent 2003-06-09
The STATE, Respondent, v. Florence Robinson EVANS, Petitioner 2003-06-09
SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE and Sierra Club, Respondents, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, Port Royal Plantation, and the Town of Hilton Head Island, Petitioners 2003-06-09
The STATE, Petitioner, v. Randall Scott FOSTER, Respondent 2003-06-12
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent, v. Robin HEADDEN, Robert Gandy and Tabitha Gandy, 06-20-88, Defendants, and John Doe and Mary Doe, Third Party Intervenors, of whom Robin Headden is Appellant 2003-06-12
In re Anant A. VORA, M.D. Anant A. VORA, M.D., Respondent, v. LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER, Appellant 2003-06-12
John H. WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2003-06-23
The STATE, Petitioner, v. Harold D. KNUCKLES, Respondent 2003-06-23
The STATE, Respondent, v. Terry Ted LINDSEY, Appellant 2003-06-30
In the Matter of Former Greenville County Magistrate Michael B. ABRAHAM, Respondent 2003-06-30
Ex Parte Charlie CONDON, Attorney General for the State of South Carolina, Appellant, In re C. Bruce Littlejohn, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, the South Carolina Department of Revenue, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., CVS Pharmacy, Inc., KMART Corporation, Eckerd Corporation, d/b/a Eckerd Drugs and all others similarly situated, S.C. Hyatt Corporation, and all others similarly situated, Piggly Wiggly Retail Stores, Inc., Piggly Wiggly # 2, Inc., Piggly Wiggly # 75, Inc., Harris Teeter, Inc., Winn-Dixie Raleigh, Inc., and all others similarly situated, Respondents 2003-06-30
Walter MOULTRIE, III, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner 2003-06-30
In the Matter of Dennis J. RHOAD, Respondent 2003-07-08
Mitchell LYDIA, Respondent, v. Steve C. HORTON, Petitioner; Lisa Mullinax Lydia, Respondent, v. Steve C. Horton, Petitioner 2003-07-14
The STATE, Respondent, v. Tommy Lee JAMES, Petitioner 2003-07-14
In the Matter of Warren Stephen CURTIS, Respondent 2003-07-14
In the Matter of Former Sumter County Magistrate Warren Stephen CURTIS, Respondent 2003-07-14
Clyde EASTER, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner 2003-07-21
Gary JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. Mohammad B. ARBABI and Akram Arbabi, Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs; of Whom Mohammad B. Arbabi is, Respondent, v. Beaufort County Treasurers Office and Joy Logan, Treasurer, Third-Party Defendants 2003-07-21
David JACKSON, Jr., Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner 2003-07-21
The STATE, Respondent, v. Emory Alvin MICHAU, Jr., Appellant 2003-07-21
The STATE, Respondent, v. Leon CROSBY, Petitioner 2003-07-21
In the Matter of the CARE AND TREATMENT OF Peter E.J. HARVEY, Appellant 2003-07-21
In the Matter of Barry W. BELLINO, Respondent 2003-07-22
In the Matter of Barry W. BELLINO, Respondent 2003-07-24
In the Matter of Maria REICHMANIS, Respondent 2003-07-25
James W. BREEDEN, Jr., Employee, Respondent/Petitioner, v. TCW, INC./TENNESSEE EXPRESS, Employer, and Granite State Insurance Co., Carrier, Petitioners/Respondents 2003-07-28
In the Matter of R. Dean WELCH, Respondent 2003-07-28
In the Matter of Bamberg County Magistrate Danny J. SINGLETON, Respondent 2003-07-28
Robert L. MATHIS, Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2003-07-28
The STATE, Respondent, v. Roger Dale COBB, Petitioner 2003-07-28
LAURENS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SPECIALISTS, PA, Respondent, v. M.S. BAILEY & SONS BANKERS, and Laurens County Health Care System, Defendants, Of which Laurens County Health Care System is Petitioner 2003-07-28
Pamela C. CURCIO, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Dennis M. Turner, Petitioner, v. CATERPILLAR, INC., a/k/a Caterpillar Tractor Company, Respondent 2003-07-28
Mary Louise SLOAN, Individually and as Class Representative on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY and Image Data, LLC, Defendants, of whom Image Data, LLC, is, Respondent 2003-08-04
In the Matter of Ronald W. HAZZARD, Respondent 2003-08-06
Mary F. HARDEE, Respondent/Petitioner, v. Jerry N. HARDEE and Hardee Construction Company, Inc., Petitioners/Respondents 2003-08-11
In the interest of RONNIE A., a minor under the age of seventeen, Appellant 2003-08-11
Susan JINKS, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Carl H. Jinks, Respondent, v. RICHLAND COUNTY and Dr. Charles Eskridge, of whom Richland County is Defendants-Appellant 2003-08-11
The STATE, Respondent, v. Kenneth W. CROUCH, Appellant 2003-08-11
STATE, Respondent, v. Linda TAYLOR, Petitioner 2003-08-11
Reather B. TILLEY, Willis E. Wood, Owena R. Wood, and Louise Williams, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Respondents-Appellants, v. PACESETTER CORPORATION, Appellant-Respondent 2003-08-11
In the Matter of F. Marion MOISE, III, Respondent 2003-08-11
Larry R. TODD, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner 2003-08-11
P. Kenneth HUGGINS, Jr., Plaintiff, v. CITIBANK, N.A., Capital One Services, Inc., and Premier Bankcard, Inc., Defendants 2003-08-11
James W. SPROUSE, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2003-08-11
In the Matter of Charles W. BLACKWELL, Respondent 2003-08-11
In the Matter of Kenneth L. EDWARDS, Petitioner 2003-08-15
Benjamin Burrus Anthony CAMBURN and Bethanne Camburn, Respondents, v. Susan Lynn SMITH, Stephen Biebel, Terry Smith, and David Markley, of whom Susan Lynn Smith and Terry Smith are Appellants. In re Laura Biebel a/k/a Laura Biebel-Smith, Kacie Smith, and David Markley, minor children 2003-08-18
In the Matter of Joseph Wendell ARSI, Esq., Respondent 2003-08-19
Charles Allen SIMMONS and Sandra Faye Simmons, as Guardians ad Litem for Chavis Allen Simmons, a minor under the age of eighteen years, Appellants, v. GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM, d/b/a Greenville Memorial Hospital, Respondent 2003-08-25
Gaylan and Catherine WILLIAMSON, individually, and as Guardians ad Litem for Cody Williamson, a minor, Respondents, v. The SOUTH CAROLINA INSURANCE RESERVE FUND and the Spartanburg County Health Services District, Inc., Appellants 2003-08-25
David GIBSON and Donnie Ray Gibson, Petitioners, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2003-08-25
In the Matter of Mark Alexander PEARSON, Respondent 2003-08-25
COLLINS MUSIC CO., INC., Respondent/Appellant, v. FMW CORPORATION, Bob Finney, F.M. Witt, James R. Munn and Farmers and Merchants Bank, Defendants, of whom James R. Munn is the Appellant/Respondent 2003-08-25
Sandra JONES, Appellant, v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, Self-Insured Employer, Respondent 2003-08-25
Charles SULLIVAN, Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent 2003-08-25
Laurie M. JOYE, Respondent, v. Theron R. YON, Petitioner 2003-08-25
Voncorie Jermal BARNETTE and Marlos Dupree Barnette, minors under the age of eighteen years, by Willie M. Barnette and Evelyn G. Barnette, their Parents and General Guardians, Appellants, v. ADAMS BROTHERS LOGGING, INC. and Dan Frederick Little, Respondents; Evelyn G. Barnette, Appellant, v. Adams Brothers Logging, Inc. and Dan Frederick Little, Respondents; Willie M. Barnette, Appellant, v. Adams Brothers Logging, Inc. and Dan Frederick Little, Respondents 2003-09-02
TOLERS COVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, v. TRIDENT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Defendant. and Trident Construction Company, Inc., Respondent, v. Ball Corporation, Proper Seal, Inc., L.A. Metz, Inc., and Tynes Associates, Inc., Third Party Defendants, of whom Ball Corporation, is Appellant 2003-09-08
Alphonso DUCKSON, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2003-09-08
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, an agency of the State of Georgia, Appellant, v. JASPER COUNTY, South Carolina, Respondent 2003-09-15
In the Matter of Michael E. ATWATER, Respondent 2003-09-15
In the Matter of Michael G. OLIVETTI, Respondent 2003-09-15
In the Matter of Marshall Usher ROGOL, Respondent 2003-09-15
CHARLESTON DRY CLEANERS & LAUNDRY, INC., Plaintiff, v. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.; Allstate Insurance Co.; GAB Robins North America, Inc.; and R.S. Townsend, Defendants 2003-09-15
Geoffrey R. PAYNE, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2003-09-22
In the Matter of Robert Lee NEWTON, Jr., Respondent 2003-09-25
In the Matter of M.M. WEINBERG, III, Respondent 2003-09-29
In the Matter of Jeffrey T. SPELL, Respondent 2003-09-29