Supreme Court of South Carolina, 2011

81 opinions

In the Matter of Heather Anne GLOVER, Respondent 2011-01-07
The STATE, Respondent, v. Stephen Corey BRYANT, Appellant 2011-01-07
In the Matter of Michael James SARRATT, Respondent 2011-01-07
M & T GROUP, LLC, Respondent, v. PALMETTO POINT OF WILLIAMSTON, LLC, Jill L. Cox, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of John A. Cox, Appellants 2011-01-07
In the Matter of J. Cameron HALFORD, Respondent 2011-01-07
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Respondent, v. HORRY COUNTY, Burroughs and Chapin Company, Inc., Wendell A. Grainger, Wanda B. Grainger, William Michael Grainger, Augustus Mace Grainger, and Rachel Louise Grainger Rabon, Defendants, Of whom Wendell A. Grainger, Wanda B. Grainger, William Michael Grainger, Augustus Mace Grainger, and Rachel Louise Grainger Rabon are Appellants 2011-01-18
TRAVELSCAPE, LLC, Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Respondent 2011-01-18
Jannette HENRY-DAVENPORT, Plaintiff, v. The SCHOOL DISTRICT OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Defendant 2011-01-18
Brian E. THORNTON and Catherine S. Thornton, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Appellants/Respondents, v. SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS CORPORATION (SCE & G), a subsidiary of SCANA Corporation, Respondent/Appellant 2011-01-19
Alba MATUTE, Employee, Appellant, v. PALMETTO HEALTH BAPTIST, Employer, Respondent, and Key Risk Management Services, Inc., Carrier, Respondent 2011-01-19
Margaret M. REISS, Respondent, v. Paul W. REISS and Pamela Buck a/k/a Pamela Evans, Defendants, of whom Pamela Buck a/k/a Pamela Evans is the Appellant 2011-01-19
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Appellant, v. Donellivin POLITE, Respondent 2011-01-19
Martha Joy Culbreth MYERS, Respondent, v. Andrew Michael MYERS, Appellant 2011-01-20
In the Matter of Teresa Davis BULFORD, Respondent 2011-01-20
The STATE, Appellant, v. Harry OXNER, Respondent 2011-01-24
CITY OF ROCK HILL, Respondent, v. Tyler M. HARRIS, Appellant 2011-01-24
Sara Mae ROBINSON, Mary Ann Campbell, James Scott, Ellis Scott, William Scott, Shirley Pinckney Hughes, Julius Steven Brown, Leon Brown, Annabell Brown, Loretta Ladson, Kathleen Brown, Mozelle B. Rembert, Patricia Frickling, Ruth Mitchell, Gwendolyn Dunn, Angela Hamilton, Geraldine Jameson, Remus Prioleau, Julius Prioleau, Anthony Prioleau, Judy Brown, Franklin Brown, Kathy Young, Kenneth Prioleau, Willis Jameson, Melvin Pinckney, William Alonzie Pinckney, Ruth Fussell, Hattie Wilson, Marie Watson, Gloria Becoat, Angela T. Burnett, and Lawrence Redmond, Respondents, v. The ESTATE OF ELOISE Pinckney HARRIS, Jerome C. Harris, as Personal Representative and sole heir and devisee of the Estate of Eloise P. Harris, Daniel Duggan, Mark F. Teseniar, Nan M. Teseniar, David Savage, Lisa M. Shogry-Savage, Debbie S. Dinovo, Martine A. Hutton, The Converse Company, LLC, Judy Pinckney Singleton, Mary Leavy, Michelle Davis, Leroy Brisbane, Frances Brisbane, and John Doe, Jane Doe, Richard Roe and Mary Roe, who are fictitious names representing all unknown persons and the heirs at law or devisees of the following deceased persons known as Simeon B. Pinckney, Isabella Pinckney, Alex Pinckney, Mary Pinckney, Samuel James Pinckney, Rebecca Riley Pinckney, James H. Pinckney, William Brown, Sara Pinckney, Julia H. Pinckney, Laura Riley Pinckney Heyward, Herbert Pinckney, Ellis Pinckney, Jannie Gathers, Robert Seabrook, Annie Haley Pinckney, Lillian Pinckney Seabrook, Simeon B. Pinckney, Jr., Matthew G. Pinckney, Mary Riley, John Riley, Richard Riley, Daniel McLeod, and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest, or lien upon the real estate tracts described in the Complaint herein, Defendants, of whom the Estate of Eloise Pinckney Harris, Jerome C. Harris and Judy P. Singleton are Petitioners 2011-01-24
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, Respondent, v. Larry McCARSON, Appellant 2011-01-24
Darrick JACKSON, as Mayor of the Town of Timmonsville, Petitioner, v. Mark SANFORD, Governor of the State of South Carolina and as Chairman and Ex-Officio Member of the State Budget and Control Board; Converse Chellis, Treasurer of the State of South Carolina, Richard Eckstrom, Comptroller General of the State of South Carolina, Hugh Leatherman, Chairman of the Finance Committee of the South Carolina Senate, Daniel T. Cooper, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the South Carolina House of Representatives, as Ex-Officio Members of the State Budget and Control Board; Frank Fusco, Executive Director of the State Budget and Control Board; Glenn F. McConnell, President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate; and Robert W. Harrell, Jr., Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, Respondents 2011-01-24
Leslie M. LONG, Respondent, v. SEALED AIR CORPORATION, Employer, Liberty Insurance Corporation, Carrier, Appellants 2011-01-26
Jimmy Lee DUNCAN, Appellant/Respondent, v. The STATE, Respondent/Appellant 2011-01-26
Ira BANKS, James Bell, and Vernon Holmes, Appellants, v. ST. MATTHEW BAPTIST CHURCH, an unincorporated association, and Clinton Brantley, Respondents 2011-01-26
The STATE, Respondent, v. Wesley SMITH, Appellant 2011-01-26
Carolyn R. CHURCH, Appellant/Respondent, v. Carroll E. McGEE, Personal Representative of the Estate of William LuRue McGee; and Ted O. McGee, Jr., as Trustee of the Pearly Miles McGee and Ted O. McGee, Sr. Living Trusts; and Carroll E. McGee, Individually, Respondents/Appellants 2011-01-26
Miriam RODRIGUEZ, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Francisco Martinez Marco, Respondent, v. Alexander GUTIERREZ, Ernesto Gutierrez, and Jose A. Reyes d/b/a Cinco de Mayo, Defendants, of whom Jose A. Reyes d/b/a Cinco de Mayo is the, Appellant 2011-01-26
The STATE, Respondent, v. Karriem PROVET, Appellant 2011-01-31
Deborah J. WIEGAND, individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Vincent Carroll Wiegand, Respondent, v. UNITED STATES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION, Appellant 2011-01-31
Trey GOWDY, as Solicitor for the Seventh Judicial Circuit, Respondent, v. Bobby GIBSON, Jr., and Lillie Gibson, Petitioners. In re $146,050.00 in U.S. Currency 2011-01-31
The STATE, Respondent, v. William Conrad MARTIN, Appellant 2011-02-03
Karen HARRIS, Appellant, v. The UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Respondent 2011-02-03
The STATE, Respondent, v. Ronald J. SHEPPARD, Appellant 2011-02-07
In the Matter of Scott Matthew WILD, Respondent 2011-02-07
In the Matter of David C. DANIELSON, Respondent 2011-02-07
The CITY OF CAYCE, Appellant, v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Respondent 2011-02-07
In the Matter of Donna Seegars GIVENS, Respondent 2011-02-07
The STATE, Petitioner, v. David Dwight SMITH, Respondent 2011-02-07
Joseph STINNEY and Cynthia Stinney, Individually and as Parents and Natural Guardians of Maurice Stinney, a minor over the age of fourteen years, and Marquis Stinney, Respondents, v. SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT 17, Petitioner 2011-02-14
ELLISDON CONSTRUCTION, INC., Appellant, v. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, South Carolina Procurement Review Panel and Chief Procurement Officer, Respondents 2011-02-14
Richard M. PENDARVIS and Thomas A. Pendarvis, Respondents, v. Jewell K. COOK a/k/a Judy Pendarvis, Appellant 2011-02-17
In the Matter of David Harrison SMITH, II, Respondent 2011-02-22
In the Matter of David F. STODDARD, Respondent 2011-02-22
In the Matter of Marva Ann HARDEE-THOMAS, Respondent 2011-02-22
Kirby A. OBLACHINSKI, Appellant, v. Dwight Raymond REYNOLDS, Individually and Lexington Pediatric Practice, Respondents 2011-02-22
In the Matter of Elizabeth Mason SMITH, Respondent 2011-02-22
CAROLINA CHLORIDE, INC., Respondent, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellant 2011-02-22
The STATE, Appellant, v. Gregory Leon WRIGHT, Ernest Anderson, Elijah Carroll, Orlando Coulette, Reco Ham, Jennifer Lyles, and Booker T. Washington, Respondents 2011-02-22
The STATE, Respondent, v. Kenneth Ray HARRIS, Appellant 2011-02-23
Ex parte The STATE of South Carolina ex rel. Alan WILSON, Attorney General, Appellant, In re Christopher Ward Campbell, Gregory Scott Kinsey, Shemuel Ben Yisrael & Coastal Conservation League, Appellants, v. The Town of Yemassee, Binden Plantation, LLC, Castle Hill Farms, Inc. & Raymond B. Basso, Respondents 2011-03-07
In the Matter of William Gary WHITE, III, Respondent 2011-03-07
Maria A. HOLLINS, as Parent and Guardian ad Litem for Jane Doe, a minor under the age of fourteen years, Petitioner, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Respondent 2011-03-07
The STATE, Respondent, v. Robert A. BOSWELL, Appellant 2011-03-14
The STATE, Respondent, v. Jack Edward Earl PARKER, Petitioner 2011-03-14
The STATE, Respondent, v. Jeffrey Brian MOTTS, Appellant 2011-03-21
In the Matter of Sheryl Sisk SCHELIN, Respondent 2011-03-21
In the Matter of David Hart BREEN, Respondent 2011-03-21
In the Matter of Nancy Holland MAYER, Respondent 2011-03-21
In the Matter of Michael Davis MOORE, Respondent 2011-03-21
In the Matter of James Michael BROWN, Petitioner 2011-03-21
In the Matter of David Arthur BRAGHIROL, Respondent 2011-03-21
The STATE, Petitioner, v. Ricky L. HATCHER, Respondent 2011-03-21
In the Matter of William Barney WEEMS, III, Respondent 2011-03-21
The STATE, Respondent, v. Nearin BLACKWELL-SELIM, Petitioner 2011-03-21
EVENING POST PUBLISHING COMPANY, d/b/a The Post and Courier, Appellant, v. BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Respondent 2011-03-21
John and Charlene TURNER, Petitioners, v. Douglas A. MILLIMAN, Consumer Benefits of America, NIA Corporation, MidAmerica Life Insurance Co., World Service Life Insurance Co., Provident American Life and Health Insurance Co., Provident Indemnity Life Insurance Co., and Central Reserve Life Insurance Co., Respondents 2011-03-28
UTILITIES SERVICES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC., Appellant, v. The SOUTH CAROLINA OFFICE OF REGULATORY STAFF, Respondent 2011-03-28
Janet MILLER, Petitioner, v. FERRELLGAS, L.P., INC., and Kenneth W. Ellis, Respondents 2011-04-04
Ernest Lee PASCHAL, Respondent, v. Richard A. PRICE, d/b/a RAP Financial Services, Employer, and S.C. Uninsured Employers Fund, Petitioners 2011-04-04
Neal BERBERICH, Appellant, v. Naomi M. JACK, Respondent 2011-04-04
The STATE, Respondent, v. Ferris Geiger SINGLEY, Petitioner 2011-04-04
The STATE, Respondent, v. Glenn Ireland CORLEY, Petitioner 2011-04-04
Harvey L. FOSTER, Respondent, v. Gary FOSTER, Jean F. Burbage, Mike Foster and Jean Burbage as Trustee, Petitioners 2011-04-04
The STATE, Respondent, v. Roger BOSTICK, Petitioner 2011-04-11
Sandra BARTLEY, Claimant, Petitioner, v. ALLENDALE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Employer, and S.C. School Boards Insurance Trust, Carrier, Respondents 2011-04-11
In the Matter of James Michael BROWN, Respondent 2011-04-13
Maria A. HOLLINS, as Parent and Guardian ad Litem for Jane Doe, a minor under the age of fourteen years, Petitioner, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Respondent 2011-04-21
In the Matter of George E. LAFAYE, III, Respondent 2011-04-21
MRI AT BELFAIR, LLC, and Hilton Head Regional Medical Center, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL and Southern MRI, LLC, Appellants, Respondents 2011-04-25
In the Matter of J.M. LONG, III, Respondent 2011-04-25
In the Matter of ANONYMOUS MEMBER OF the SOUTH CAROLINA BAR, Respondent 2011-04-25
ESTATE OF Patricia S. TENNEY, Respondent, v. The SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management and the State of South Carolina, Appellants 2011-04-25
In the Matter of Ronald A. HIGHTOWER, Respondent 2011-04-26