Supreme Court of South Carolina, 2014

60 opinions

In the Matter of C. Kevin MILLER, Respondent 2014-01-02
In re BUSINESS COURT PILOT PROGRAM EXPANSION STATEWIDE 2014-01-03
Re INTEREST RATE ON MONEY DECREES and JUDGMENTS 2014-01-03
Re: RECONCILIATION and DISPOSITION OF GENERAL SESSIONS CASES STATEWIDE and APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2014-01-07
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, Respondent, v. Phillip Samuel BROWN, Petitioner 2014-01-08
Larius G. WOODSON and Maurissa Woodson, Petitioners, v. DLI PROPERTIES, LLC, Allen Tate Co., Inc., Melia C. Faile and Alan L. Cauthen, Defendants, Of whom Allen Tate Co. and Melia C. Faile, are Respondents 2014-01-08
The STATE, Petitioner, v. Michael Morris LONG, Respondent; and The State, Petitioner, v. Paul Gwinn, Respondent 2014-01-08
Raquel MARTINEZ, Employee, Petitioner, v. SPARTANBURG COUNTY, Employer, and S.C. Association of Counties Self-Insurance Fund, Carrier, Respondents 2014-01-08
John DOE,-Jane Doe 1, Jane Doe 2 and Jane Doe 3, Appellants, v. The BISHOP OF CHARLESTON, A Corporation Sole, and The Bishop of The Diocese of Charleston, in His Official Capacity, Respondents 2014-01-08
Frances S. HUDSON, Deceased Employee, by Kenneth L. HUDSON and Keith B. Hudson, Co-Executors of her Estate, as well as Matthew Deese and/or Andrew Deese, of whom Kenneth L. Hudson and Keith B. Hudson are Petitioners/Respondents, v. LANCASTER CONVALESCENT CENTER, Employer, and Legion Insurance Company, In Liquidation through the South Carolina Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association, Carrier, Respondents/Petitioners 2014-01-08
In the Matter of Charles Lee ANDERSON, Respondent 2014-01-14
In the Matter of Shana Denice JONES-BURGESS, Respondent 2014-01-15
WHITE OAK MANOR, INC. and White Oak Manor-York, Inc., Petitioners, v. LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY, Caronia Corporation, and Certain Underwriters at Lloyds London, subscribing to Certificate No. UP02US382030, Defendants, of whom Lexington Insurance Company is the, Respondent 2014-01-15
Gloria PITTMAN, Respondent, v. Jetter PITTMAN and Pittman Professional Land Surveying, Inc., Defendants, of whom Jetter Pittman is, Petitioner 2014-01-15
The STATE, Respondent, v. James A. GILES, Petitioner 2014-01-15
The STATE, Respondent, v. Steven BARNES, Appellant 2014-01-15
In the Matter of Scott Christen ALLMON, Respondent 2014-01-15
The STATE, Respondent, v. Davontay HENSON, Appellant 2014-01-22
CARNIVAL CORPORATION, d/b/a Carnival Cruise Lines; South Carolina State Ports Authority; and City of Charleston, Defendants, v. HISTORIC ANSONBOROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, Charlestowne Neighborhood Association, the Coastal Conservation League, and Preservation Society of Charleston, Plaintiffs 2014-01-22
In the Matter of William Thomas MOODY, Respondent 2014-01-27
CITY OF MYRTLE BEACH, Respondent, v. TOURISM EXPENDITURE REVIEW COMMITTEE, Appellant 2014-02-05
In the Matter of Robert Paul TAYLOR, Respondent 2014-02-19
In the Matter of ESTATE OF Margaret Dever HOVER Gurnham, a/k/a Margaret D. Hover. Beach First National Bank, Respondent, v. The Estate of Margaret Gurnham, a/k/a Margaret D. Hover and/or Brian Hover, Its Personal Representative, Appellants 2014-02-26
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Petitioner, v. William E. BLACKBURN; Judith Blackburn; Tammy S. Winner; Watson E. Felder; Gary F. Ownbey and South Island Plantation Association, Inc., Defendants, Of Whom William E. Blackburn; Judith Blackburn are, Respondents, v. Winyah Bay Holdings, LLC; Source One Properties, LLC; and Waterpointe Realty, LLC, Third Party Defendants 2014-02-26
The STATE, Respondent, v. Quashon MIDDLETON, Appellant 2014-02-26
Clarence ROBINSON, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2014-02-26
In the Matter of Frank Barnwell McMASTER, Respondent 2014-03-04
In the Matter of John Kevin OWENS, Respondent 2014-03-05
In the Matter of Daniel Nathan HUGHEY, Respondent 2014-03-05
In the Matter of Philip Earle WILLIAMS, Respondent 2014-03-05
The STATE, Respondent, v. Beulah Ruth BUTLER, Petitioner 2014-03-12
ENGAGING AND GUARDING LAURENS COUNTYS ENVIRONMENT (EAGLE), Petitioner, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL and MRR Highway 92, LLC, Defendants, of whom MRR Highway 92, LLC, is Respondent 2014-03-12
Ann COLEMAN, individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Mary Brinson, Respondent, v. MARINER HEALTH CARE, INC., f/k/a Mariner Post Acute Network, LLC, Mariner Health Care Management Company, Mariner Health Central, Inc., Mariner Health Group, Inc., MHC Holding Company, MHC Florida Holding Company, MHC Gulf Coast Holding Company, MHC MidAmerica Holding Company, MHC Rocky Mountain Holding Company, MHC Northeast Holding Company, MHC West Holding Company, MHC Texas Holding Company, MHC MidAtlantic Holding Company, Living Centers-Southeast, Inc., Grancare South Carolina, Inc., Individually and d/b/a Faith Health Care Center, SavaSeniorCare Management, LLC, SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services, LLC, SavaSeniorCare, LLC, SavaSeniorCare, Inc., National Senior Care, Inc., Palmetto Health Care, LLC, Palmetto Faith Operating, LLC, Individually and d/b/a Faith Health Care Center, Ask Holdings, LLC, Leonard Grunstein, an Individual, Murray Forman, an Individual, Boyd P. Gentry, an Individual, Abraham Shaulson, a/k/a Abraham Shavlson, a/k/a A. Shawson, a/k/a Abraham Shawson, an Individual, Avi Klein, an Individual, SC Property Holdings, LLC, SC Faith, LLC, and John Does 1-26, Defendants, Of whom Mariner Health Care, Inc., f/k/a Mariner Post Acute Network, LLC, Mariner Health Care Management Company, Mariner Health Central, Inc., Mariner Health Group, Inc., MHC Holding Company, MHC Florida Holding Company, MHC Gulf Coast Holding Company, MHC MidAmerica Holding Company, MHC Rocky Mountain Holding Company, MHC Northeast Holding Company, MHC West Holding Company, MHC Texas Holding Company, MHC MidAtlantic Holding Company, Living Centers-Southeast, Inc., Grancare South Carolina, Inc., Individually and d/b/a Faith Health Care Center, SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services, LLC, SavaSeniorCare, LLC, SavaSeniorCare, Inc., National Senior Care, Inc., Palmetto Faith Operating, LLC, Individually and d/b/a Faith Health Care Center, Leonard Grunstein, an Individual, Murray Forman, an Individual, and Boyd P. Gentry, an Individual, are Appellants 2014-03-12
Les SPRINGOB, Paul Trussell, Barton Dumas, Stanley Harpe and John Yenco, Plaintiffs, Of whom Paul Trussell, Barton Dumas, and John Yenco are the, Appellants, v. The UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA and The University of South Carolina Gamecock Club, Respondents 2014-03-12
Ursula R. PALLARES, Appellant, v. Sharon R. SEINAR and Lisa A. Maseng, Respondents 2014-03-12
In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Charles Galen RIDER, a/k/a C.G. Rider. Carolyn S. Rider, Petitioner, v. Estate of Charles Galen Rider, Thomas M. Grady, Personal Representative, Respondent, and Deborah Rider McClure, Ginger C. Rider, Christian James McClure and Austin Patrick McClure, Respondents 2014-03-19
Joseph WALKER, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent 2014-03-19
Dr. Cynthia HOLMES, M.D., Appellant, v. EAST COOPER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC., and HealthSystem Medical, Inc., Respondents 2014-03-26
STEVENS AVIATION, INC., Petitioner, v. DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL LLC, and Science Applications International Corporation, Defendants, of whom DynCorp International LLC is, Respondent 2014-03-26
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent, v. MICHELLE G. and Robert L., of whom Michelle G. is the Appellant 2014-03-27
Ex parte G. Murrell SMITH, Jr., John Nichols, Gerald Malloy, Harry A. Dest, D. Ashley Pennington, Douglas L. Strickler, Jack D. Howle, Jr., Yvonne Murray-Boyles, James Bannister, Ashlin B. Potterfield and Walker Willcox, Petitioners. In re South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense and Office of Indigent Defense, Plaintiff, v. Charles Thomas Brooks, III, Defendant 2014-03-31
The Supreme Court of South Carolina In the Matter of Michael Frank JOHNSON, Respondent 2014-04-01
CATAWBA INDIAN NATION, a/k/a The Catawba Indian Nation of South Carolina, a/k/a The Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina, Appellant, v. STATE of SOUTH CAROLINA and Mark Keel, in his official capacity as Chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Respondents 2014-04-02
George M. LEE, III, and Elizabeth Sims, Plaintiffs, Of whom George M. Lee, III is the Appellant, v. The UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA and The University of South Carolina Gamecock Club, Respondents 2014-04-02
Dorris W. GREEN, Jr. as Guardian ad Litem for Inman G., a minor, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION AUTO AND PROPERTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent 2014-04-02
James J. KERR, Crayton Walters, and J.T. Main, LLC, Appellants, v. BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, successor in merger to Branch Banking and Trust Company of South Carolina, a/k/a BB & T, and James Edahl, Respondents; Ron Konersmann, Appellant, v. Branch Banking and Trust Company, successor in merger to Branch Banking and Trust Company of South Carolina, a/k/a BB & T, and James Edahl, Respondents; John Voytko, Appellant, v. Branch Banking and Trust Company, successor in merger to Branch Banking and Trust Company of South Carolina, a/k/a BB & T, and James Edahl, Respondents; Patricia Konersmann, Appellant, v. Branch Banking and Trust Company, successor in merger to Branch Banking and Trust Company of South Carolina, a/k/a BB & T, and James Edahl, Respondents 2014-04-09
In the Matter of Charles William BERGER, Respondent 2014-04-09
Ex Parte Tara Dawn SHURLING, Attorney, Appellant, In re State of South Carolina, Respondent, v. Anthony Hackshaw, Defendant 2014-04-09
In the Matter of Amelia H. LORENZ, Respondent 2014-04-09
Sarah DAWKINS, Appellant, v. UNION HOSPITAL DISTRICT (a.k.a. Wallace Thomson Hospital), Respondent 2014-04-09
Joshua BELL, Petitioner, v. PROGRESSIVE DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent 2014-04-09
Ida LORD, Appellant, v. D & J ENTERPRISES, INC., d/b/a Cash on the Spot, Respondent 2014-04-09
AMISUB OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC., AnMed Enterprises, Inc./HealthSouth, LLC, Georgetown Memorial Hospital, Hilton Head Health System, L.P., Medical University Hospital Authority, Piedmont HealthSouth Rehabilitation, LLC, The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties, Trident NeuroSciences Center, LLC, Waccamaw Community Hospital, Abbeville Nursing Home, Inc., South Carolina Hospital Association, and South Carolina Health Care Association, Petitioners, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, Respondent 2014-04-14
Re REVISED ORDER CONCERNING PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND OTHER SENSITIVE INFORMATION IN APPELLATE COURT FILINGS 2014-04-15
In the Matter of Daniel Nathan HUGHEY, Respondent 2014-04-17
John Christopher JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. Reginald C. LLOYD, Chief, State Law Enforcement Division, and The State of South Carolina, Respondents 2014-04-23
SOUTH CAROLINA LIBERTARIAN PARTY, Petitioner, v. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, and Marci Andino, in her official capacity as the Executive Director of the South Carolina Election Commission, Respondents 2014-04-24
Re ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSIONS FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 2014-04-25
In the Interest of Jane DOE, A Vulnerable Adult, Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent 2014-04-30
YORK COUNTY and Nazareth Baptist Church of Rock Hill, Inc., Defendants, of whom York County is Petitioner, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL and C & D Management Company, LLC, Respondents 2014-05-14