Supreme Court of South Carolina, 2010

77 opinions

Alice DAWKINS, Petitioner, v. Steve DAWKINS, Respondent 2010-01-04
Curtis D. RICHARDSON, Petitioner, v. Heath STEWART, Esquire and Horizon Addiction Treatment Unit, Respondents 2010-01-08
Teresa EDWARDS, Appellant v. LEXINGTON COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT and County of Lexington, Respondents 2010-01-11
The STATE, Petitioner, v. Kenneth NAVY, Jr., Respondent 2010-01-11
RV RESORT AND YACHT CLUB OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Jean Littell, Kathy Fudge, Dwight Blakeslee, Herb Hook, Stan Bronson, Peg Bender, and Claudette Delpesco, on behalf of all members of the Association similarly situated Individually, Respondents, v. BILLYBOBS MARINA, INC., d/b/a Outdoor RV Resort and Yacht Club, Petitioner 2010-01-19
William and Elena TOBIAS, Respondents, v. Ruby RICE, Petitioner 2010-01-19
Allie JAMES, Claimant, Appellant, v. ANNES INC., Employer, and Villanova Insurance Company, in liquidation through the South Carolina Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association, Carrier, Respondents 2010-01-25
The STATE, Petitioner, v. Reginald Craig SWEAT, Respondent; and The State, Petitioner, v. Arthur Bryant, III, Respondent 2010-01-25
SPECTRE, LLC, Respondent, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, League of Women Voters of Georgetown County, South Carolina Wildlife Federation, League of Women Voters of South Carolina, South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, and League of Women Voters of Charleston Areas, Appellants 2010-02-01
In the Matter of Brian D. COKER, Respondent 2010-02-03
In the Matter of Michael James SARRATT, Respondent 2010-02-04
Ted CORBETT, Petitioner, v. Jordan William WEAVER, a minor over the age of fourteen (14) years, and Michael Joel Weaver, Defendants, of whom Michael Joel Weaver is the Respondent 2010-02-08
The STATE, Respondent, v. Garry L. VALENTINE, Appellant 2010-02-08
Amos Keith PARTAIN, Petitioner, v. UPSTATE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, Respondent 2010-02-08
The STATE, Respondent, v. Charles Christopher WILLIAMS, Appellant 2010-02-08
In the Matter of Former Lee County Magistrate Alston Wesley WOODHAM, Respondent 2010-02-08
In the Matter of GREENVILLE COUNTY MAGISTRATE James E. HUDSON, Respondent 2010-02-08
Theresa H. CAMP and William James Camp, Respondents, v. James Scott CAMP, Petitioner 2010-02-16
In the Matter of Charles E. JOHNSON, Respondent 2010-02-16
Larry William SMITH, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2010-02-16
The STATE, Respondent/Petitioner, v. John Boyd FRAZIER, Petitioner/Respondent 2010-02-16
The STATE, Petitioner, v. Hercules E. MITCHELL, Respondent 2010-02-16
J. Lamar KOLLE, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner 2010-02-16
Frantz PIERRE, Appellant, v. SEASIDE FARMS, INC., Employer, and American Home Assurance Insurance Co. c/o AIG, Carrier, Respondents 2010-02-16
John DOE, Respondent, v. Jane ROE, Petitioner 2010-03-01
Angela YOUMANS as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF Deonte ELMORE, Respondent, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Petitioner 2010-03-01
In the Matter of Karl P. JACOBSEN, Respondent 2010-03-01
The STATE, Respondent, v. Timothy Edward STAHLNECKER, Appellant 2010-03-01
In the Matter of Dan M. DAVID, Respondent 2010-03-01
James L. VERENES, as Successor Trustee of the Charitable Remainder Unitrust Under Agreement with Houndslake Country Club, Inc., dated July 25, 2000, Respondent, v. Nicholas L. ALVANOS, individually and as Former Trustee of the Charitable Remainder Unitrust Under Agreement with Houndslake Country Club, Inc., dated July 25, 2000, Appellant, v. Robert C. Penland, Third-Party Defendant 2010-03-01
In the Matter of J.M. LONG, III, Respondent 2010-03-01
In the Matter of George A. HARPER, Respondent 2010-03-02
In the Matter of Donna Seegars GIVENS, Respondent 2010-03-04
Donald C. AUSTIN, Respondent/Appellant, v. STOKES-CRAVEN HOLDING CORP., d/b/a Stokes Craven Ford, Appellant/Respondent 2010-03-08
In the Matter of E.W. CROMARTIE, II, Respondent 2010-03-09
SPARTANBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Appellant/Respondent, v. ONCOLOGY AND HEMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC, d/b/a Cancer Centers of the Carolinas, Respondent/Appellant, and South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Respondent; and Oncology Hematology Associates of South Carolina, LLC, d/b/a Cancer Centers of the Carolinas, Respondent/Appellant, v. South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Respondent, and Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Appellant/Respondent 2010-03-15
G. Dana SINKLER and Anchorage Plantation Home Owners Association, Petitioners, v. COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, Charleston County Council and Theodora Walpole and John D. Walpole, Respondents 2010-03-15
Larry HENDRICKS, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2010-03-17
SEA COVE DEVELOPMENT, LLC, Appellant, v. HARBOURSIDE COMMUNITY BANK and Harbourside Mortgage Company, Respondents 2010-03-22
QUAIL HILL, LLC, Respondent, v. COUNTY OF RICHLAND, South Carolina, Petitioner 2010-03-22
In the Matter of James L. FOTI, Respondent 2010-03-22
Frances P. SEGARS-ANDREWS, Petitioner, v. JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION, The State of South Carolina, Andre Bauer, in his official capacity as President of the South Carolina Senate, and Glenn F. McConnell, in his official capacity as President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate, and Robert W. Harrell, Jr., in his official capacity as Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, Respondents 2010-03-23
Paul DENMAN, Respondent, v. CITY OF COLUMBIA, City Council of the City of Columbia, City of Columbia Election Commission, Richland County Election Commission, Respondents, and Durham E. Carter, Appellant 2010-03-24
The BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee for the Holders of EQCC Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2001-1F, Respondent/Appellant, v. SUMTER COUNTY, South Carolina; Linwood S. Evans; South Carolina Judicial Department; and Shirley D. Holloman, Defendants, of whom Sumter County, South Carolina is, Appellant/Respondent, and South Carolina Judicial Department is, Respondent; Branch Banking and Trust Company, Respondent/Appellant, v. Sumter County, South Carolina; Linwood S. Evans; South Carolina Judicial Department; and Shirley D. Holloman, Defendants, of whom Sumter County, South Carolina is, Appellant/Respondent, and South Carolina Judicial Department is, Respondent; Branch Banking and Trust Company, Respondent/Appellant, v. Sumter County, South Carolina; Linwood S. Evans; South Carolina Judicial Department; and Shirley D. Holloman, Defendants, of whom Sumter County, South Carolina is, Appellant/Respondent, and South Carolina Judicial Department is, Respondent; Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2003, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital 1, Inc., Trust 2003-NC3, Respondent/Appellant, v. Sumter County, South Carolina; Linwood S. Evans; South Carolina Judicial Department; and Shirley D. Holloman, Defendants, of whom Sumter County, South Carolina is, Appellant/Respondent, and South Carolina Judicial Department is, Respondent; GMAC Mortgage, LLC, Respondent/Appellant, v. Sumter County, South Carolina; Linwood S. Evans; South Carolina Judicial Department; and Shirley D. Holloman, Defendants, of whom Sumter County, South Carolina is, Appellant/Respondent, and South Carolina Judicial Department is, Respondent 2010-03-29
Rebecca PRICE, Respondent, v. Michael D. TURNER, Appellant 2010-03-29
The CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY d/b/a Carolinas Healthcare System and Presbyterian Healthcare System d/b/a Presbyterian Hospital-York, LLC, Petitioners, of whom Presbyterian Healthcare System d/b/a Presbyterian Hospital-York, LLC is Appellant/Respondent, and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority d/b/a Carolinas Healthcare System is Respondent/Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, Respondent, and Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. d/b/a Piedmont Healthcare System d/b/a Fort Mill Medical Center, Respondent/Appellant 2010-04-08
In the Matter of H. Ray HAM, Respondent 2010-04-12
TOBACCOVILLE USA, INC., Respondent, v. Henry D. McMASTER, in his Official Capacity as Attorney General of the State of South Carolina, Appellant 2010-04-12
Charles WARD and Robby Hodge, d/b/a R & B Amusements, Petitioners, v. WEST OIL COMPANY, INC., d/b/a Markette Stores, Respondent 2010-04-12
In the Matter of William Robert WITCRAFT, Jr., Respondent 2010-04-12
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Tony Fitzgerald TOLBERT and Tonesha Tolbert, Respondents 2010-04-12
In the Matter of Glenburn M. McGEE, Respondent 2010-04-12
In the Matter of James Michael BROWN, Respondent 2010-04-12
The STATE, Respondent/Petitioner, v. Rebecca LEE-GRIGG, Petitioner/Respondent 2010-04-12
In the Interest of M.B.H., A Minor Under the Age of Seventeen, Appellant 2010-04-19
Willie L. JONES, Personal Representative of the Estate of Chad Jones, Petitioner, v. Leon LOTT, Linn Pitts, Gilbert Gallegos and Clark Frady, Individually and in their official capacities with the Richland County Sheriffs Department, Respondents 2010-04-19
Timothy L. WEBB, Appellant, v. Janice Rush SOWELL, f/k/a Janice Rush Webb, Defendant and Timothy Loren Webb, Jr., Third Party Defendant, of whom Janice Rush Sowell and Timothy Loren Webb, Jr. are Respondents 2010-04-19
Heather HERRON, Natalie Armstrong, Michael Ritz, Julie Freeman, Christine Watts, Alison Dannert, Michael Blease, Michael Watts, Individually and for the Benefit of All Car Buyers Who Paid Administrative Fees as Described below to Defendants, Respondents, v. CENTURY BMW a/k/a Sonic Automotive; Dick Dyer & Associates, Inc.; Galeana Chrysler Plymouth, Inc., a/k/a Galeana Chrysler Jeep, Inc.; J.L.H. Investments LP a/k/a Hendrick Honda; Overland, Inc., d/b/a Land Rover of Columbia; Taylor Toyota a/k/a Taylor Investments; and Toyota of Greenville, Inc. et. al., Defendants of whom Century BMW a/k/a Sonic Automotive is the Appellant 2010-04-19
In the Matter of Michael E. ATWATER, Respondent 2010-04-20
In the Matter of Michael Mark McADAMS, Respondent 2010-04-21
FRIENDS OF the EARTH, Appellant, v. The PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, South Carolina Electric & Gas, and Office of Regulatory Staff, of whom South Carolina Electric & Gas, and Office of Regulatory Staff are Respondents. In re Combined Application of South Carolina Electric & Gas Company for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Convenience and Necessity and for a Base Load Review Order for the Construction and Operation of a Nuclear Facility in Jenkinsville, South Carolina 2010-04-26
In the Matter of Jane Matthews MOODY, Respondent 2010-04-26
In the Matter of CHARLESTON COUNTY MAGISTRATE Mary Brown HOLMES, Respondent 2010-04-26
The STATE, Respondent, v. Hoss HICKS, Petitioner 2010-05-03
In the Matter of Roger Paul ROY, Jr., Respondent 2010-05-03
Jamia HOARD, a minor under the age of fourteen years, by Karen Elizabeth HOARD, her Mother, Respondent, v. ROPER HOSPITAL, INC., Carolina Care Alliance, Karen Johnson, Robert H. Smith, M.D., Marshall Goldstein, M.D. and John Doe and Mary Roe, representing one or more unknown parties, Defendants, of whom Robert H. Smith, M.D., is the Petitioner. Karen Elizabeth Hoard and William Dwight, Respondents, Roper Hospital, Inc., Carolina Care Alliance, Karen Johnson, Robert H. Smith, M.D., Marshall Goldstein, M.D. and John Doe and Mary Roe, representing one or more unknown parties, Defendants, of whom Robert H. Smith, M.D., is the Petitioner 2010-05-03
ONCOLOGY AND HEMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF S.C., LLC, d/b/a Cancer Center of the Carolinas, Petitioner, and U.S. Oncology Inc., Intervenor, Petitioners, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL and Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, d/b/a The Village at Pelham Cancer Center, Respondents 2010-05-03
In the Matter of Richard M. CAMPBELL, Jr., Respondent 2010-05-05
The STATE, Respondent, v. Keith Anthony SIMS, Petitioner 2010-05-17
In the Matter of Victoria L. SPROUSE, Respondent 2010-05-17
In the Matter of Brian D. COKER, Respondent 2010-05-17
Adrian D. ROBINSON, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2010-05-17
In the Matter of William Grayson ERVIN, Respondent 2010-05-19
Kent BLACKBURN and Alison R. Minnich, Petitioners, v. TKT AND ASSOCIATES, INC., Martha C. Carver, and Raymond T. Windham, Respondents. and TKT and Associates, Inc., Martha C. Carver, and Raymond T. Windham, Defendants/Cross-Claimants, v. Palmetto Medical Equipment of Florence, LLC and Palmetto Medical Equipment, Inc., Third Party Defendants 2010-05-24
The STATE, Appellant, v. Henry Lee WILSON, Respondent 2010-05-24
POYNTER INVESTMENTS, INC., Donald J. Poynter, and Sharon K. Poynter, Respondents, v. CENTURY BUILDERS OF PIEDMONT, INC., and Clyde W. Rector, Appellants 2010-05-24
In the Matter of Jack SCHOER, Respondent 2010-06-01