Steven M. Krause and Daniel L. Draisen, both of Anderson, for Appellants. David L. Moore, Jr., of Greenville, for Respondents.

In this case of first impression, we are asked to determine whether a named operator on an automobile insurance policy is entitled to the same status as a named insured for purposes of underinsured motorist coverage.

Stephen A. Husman and Vernon F. Dunbar, both of Columbia, for Appellants. Marvin H. Dukes, III, of Beaufort, and Gregory F. Harley, of Atlanta, GA, for Respondents.

This appeal arises out of a failed real estate transaction. Island Club Apartments and Finlay Properties argue the master in equity erred when he granted summary judgment in favor of Mark du Mas on their causes of action for tortious interference with a contract, intentional interference with contractual relations, and civil conspiracy.

Robert J. Thomas, of Columbia, for Appellants. Rolland E. Greenburg, III, of Columbia, and William L. Todd, of Columbia, for Respondents.

In this foreclosure action, Wells Fargo appeals the master in equity's determination that a mobile home was neither a fixture nor a part of the property mortgaged to Peggy Luther.

Michael H. Montgomery and Frank S. Potts, both of Columbia, for Appellants. John E. Parker, of Hampton, for Respondent.

In this action arising out of a dispute concerning a contract for the construction of a swimming pool, Global-Sun Pools appeals the denial of its motion to compel arbitration.

John S. Nichols, of Columbia, and Evander G. Jeffords, of Florence, for Appellant. James C. Cox, Jr., of Hartsville, for Respondent.

In this divorce action, the husband appeals the award of alimony to the wife arguing the request for support was not presented in the wife's pleadings and the preponderance of the evidence does not support the grant of alimony or the amount of alimony awarded in this case.

Richard Harold Warder and Jeffrey Falkner Wilkes, both of Greenville, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General David A. Spencer, all of Columbia, and Solicitor Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Alvarado appeals his conviction for trafficking in marijuana, arguing the trial court erred in several evidentiary rulings and in denying a directed verdict of acquittal.

Rhett D. Burney and Matthew P. Turner, both of Laurens, for Appellant. C. Richard Stewart, of Greenville, for Respondent.

This is an appeal of a grant of summary judgment in an action for collection on an agreement for contract labor. The defendant, Eastern Tree Service, argues the evidence on which the motion was based was insufficient to establish the absence of a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the plaintiff, S.C. Labor, Ltd., was entitled to judgment as a matter of law and as to the amount it was entitled to recover.

David S. Mathews, of Ridgeland, for Appellant. R. Thayer Rivers, Jr., of Ridgeland, for Respondent.

Brenda Jones brought an action against Lake Daley declaring an easement by prescription for ingress and egress over a road to her property located on the perimeter of Daley's property. The special referee determined no easement by prescription was created by Jones' prior use of the road because the use was neither exclusive, nor continuous and uninterrupted. Jones appeals.

Andrew N. Poliakoff, of Spartanburg, and M. Celia Robinson, of Columbia, for Appellant. W. Francis Marion, Jr.,of Greenville, for Respondent.

Keisha Norris brought this declaratory judgment action against Allstate seeking a determination that Allstate provided insurance coverage for an incident resulting in the shooting death of Norris' brother. The trial judge granted Allstate's motion for summary judgment. Norris apeals arguing the trial judge erred in his ruling because: (1) decedent's injuries were sustained while the insured vehicle was an active accessory to the assault and the vehicle was being put to normal and forseeable use such that coverage applied; (2) the trial judge misconstrued the Supreme Court's decision in State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co. v. Bookert, 337 S.C. 291, 523 S.E.2d 181 (1999) as setting forth new law contrary to established precedent; (3) the trial judge failed to view the evidence in the light most favorable to the non-moving party in this summary judgment matter; and (4) the coverage was expanded by Allstate to include loading and unloading of a vehicle and the trial judge failed to construe the policy language against Allstate and failed to view the evidence in a light most favorable to the non-moving party.

Robert V. DeMarco, of Charleston, for Appellant. Frampton Durban, Jr., of North Charleston, for Respondent CCDSS. R. Glenn Lister, Jr., of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondents John Roe and Mary Roe. Ellen Babb, of North Charleston, for Guardian Ad Litem.

This is an appeal from the order of the family court terminating the Mother's parental rights to the Child. The Mother argues (1) a rebuttable presumption exists in favor of her as the biological parent; (2) because of DSS's own action, the rehabilitation process was delayed and produced a lack of bonding between the Mother and Child; (3) because two other children were returned to the Mother, the Child should have been returned at the same time; (4) DSS abandoned its issue of arrearages in child support payments by transferring the two other children back to the Mother.

O.W. Bannister, Jr., of Greenville, for Appellant. Kim R. Varner and Jeffrey Falkner Wilkes, both of Greenville, for Respondent.

In this marital litigation, the Wife argues the family court erred in determining certain assets were non-marital assets, omitting certain stock from the marital estate, declaring certain payments to be marital debt, valuing the Wife's jewelry, and ordering the Wife to be responsible for five house payments.

Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Senior Assistant Attorney General Norman Mark Rapoport, and Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this criminal case, Jerome Myers appeals following his conviction for criminal sexual conduct in the first degree and kidnapping. Myers asserts the trial judge erred in failing to permit him to impeach the victim with evidence she had made previous false accusations of sexual assault.

Robert H. Hood, Robert H. Hood, Jr., G. Wade Cooper, and Deborah H. Sheffield, all of Charleston, for Appellant, ECO Services of South Carolina, Inc. Joseph R. Weston, of Mt. Pleasant, for Appellant Joseph Jenkins. Daniel E. Henderson, of Ridgeland, for Respondent.

ECO Services of South Carolina and Joseph Jenkins appeal the trial court's denial of their motions for directed verdict on Starr Gadson's claim for negligent entrustment. ECO also argues the trial court erred in denying its motion for a new trial on the grounds of juror misconduct.

Brown W. Johnson, of Florence, for Appellant HS, Inc. Charlie James Blake, of Florence, for Appellants County of Florence and Karl Gene Smith. Kermit S. King and David C. Shea, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

The County of Florence appeals the circuit court's order granting summary judgment to GB&S Corporation in the company's declaratory judgment action that sought to obtain a tax deed for property the company purchased from the county at a tax sale. On appeal, we consider issues related to standing, notice, the propriety of summary judgment, and whether certain issues were properly before the circuit court.

H. Fred Kuhn, Jr., of Beaufort, for Appellant. E. Douglas Pratt-Thomas and Francis M. Ervin, II, both of Charleston, for Respondent Hilton Head Health System, et al. John K. Blincow, Jr. and R. Gerald Chambers, Jr., both of Charleston, for Respondent Frank L. Hart, MD. Robert H. Hood, Robert H. Hood, Jr., and Deborah H. Sheffield, all of Charleston, for Respondent Paul M. Long, MD. J. Rutledge Young, Jr. and Stephen L. Brown, both of Charleston, for Respondent Gary W. Thomas, MD.

This is an appeal of a directed verdict for the defendants in a medical malpractice action.

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Attorney General Norman Mark Rapoport, all of Columbia, and Solicitor Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Wharton appeals from his conviction for voluntary manslaughter, arguing the trial court erred in: (1) charging the law of voluntary manslaugher; (2) failing to charge the law on involuntary manslaugher; and (3) failing to charge the law on accident.

Chalmers Carey Johnson, of Charleston, for Appellant. Henrietta U. Golding, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondents.

Hansson, a former employee of Scalise, brought an action against Scalise for intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract, and wrongful retention of wages. Hansson appeals the circuit court's grant of summary judgment to Scalise on the claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress.

John Martin Foster, of Rock Hill, for Appellants. Cari V. Hicks and Earle G. Prevost, of Greenville, for Respondent Bank of America. Charles S. Bradford, of York, for Respondents Walter G. Matthews and Carol A. Matthews. Michael E. Kozlarek, of Columbia, for State Resources Corp.

Bank of America brought a foreclosure action against Wells upon default of his mortgage on several lots. Wells failed to appear in the matter, and the property was sold after Bank of America waived its right to a deficiency. Wells sought to set aside the subsequent sale of the property by filing a motion pursuant to Rule 60, SCRCP, and his brother joined him in a separate action in equity, as a potential buyer, to set aside the sale. The Wells appeal the master's denial of both the Rule 60 motion and the separate action in equity.

William Jason Corbett, of Sumter, for Appellant. Francis T. Draine, of Columbia, for Respondents.

Branch and Island Waterfront Flats brought an action against Island Sub-Division Water and Sewer Company, raising several allegations of wrongful conduct related to the provision of water and sewer services. The jury found in favor of Island Waterfront Flats. Island Sub-Division appeals the circuit court's denial of its post-trial motions.

William S. Duncan, of Georgetown, for Appellant. J. Calhoun Watson, of Columbia, for Respondent Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. Norman W. Lambert, of Greenville, for Respondent American Equipment Company.

In this products liability case, three causes of action are pled: (1) negligence; (2) strict liability-manufacturing defect; and (3) strict liability-failure to warn. The appellant was injured while operating a Hitachi EX100 excavator. The excavator was designed, manufactured, and sold by Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. in Japan for the Japanese market and sold originally to a Japanese customer. The excavator was sold by American Equipment Company to the employer of the appellant in the United States. The trial judge granted summary judgment: (1) to Hitachi on the ground it was not forseeable that the EX100 would arrive in the United States and injure an American worker; and (2) to American Equipment Company on the ground that the failure to have a seat belt was not sufficient to establish that the excavator was either defective or unreasonably dangerous. The issues posited on appeal: (1) whether it was forseeable that the failure of Hitachi to equip the excavator with a seat belt would lead to an ejection injury to someone OR whether the injuries sustained by appellant were the forseeable consequence of any alleged negligence of Hitachi because the excavator was manufactured according to Japanese standards, sold in the Japanese market, and there was no proof as to its introduction into the American market; and (2) whether the omission of the optional safety equipment--seat belt--caused the excavator to be in a defective condition and unreasonably dangerous to the user at the time it was sold by American Equipment Company.

Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., all of Columbia, and Solicitor Thomas E. Pope, of York, for Respondent.

In this criminal case, appellant contends that the trial testimony was not sufficient to withstand a directed verdict on the charge of criminal conspiracy.

Kenneth R. Young, Jr. and Edgar R. Donnald, Jr., both of Sumter, for Appellants. M. M. Weinberg, Jr., of Sumter, for Respondent.

In this civil action, the appellants contend the circuit judge erred: (1) in charging the jury that a purchaser of an infested home has no right to rely on favorable answers on the wood infestation report given to the purchaser at closing; and (2) in admitting the testimony of a witness in regard to prior sale conversations and activities.

Jeffrey Falkner Wilkes, of Greenville, for Appellant. Kimberly Fisher Dunham, of Greenville, for Respondent. Catherine C. Christophillis, of Greenville, Guardian Ad Litem.

In this domestic relations case, appellant contends that the Guardian ad Litem's recommendation was not the product of an independent, balanced, and impartial investigation pursuant to Patel v. Patel. Appellant appeals the decision by the Family Court Judge awarding Guardian ad Litem fees and failing to award an attorney's fee and costs. Appellant contends the Family Court Judge erred in awarding the husband possession of the marital home when it was the only liquid asset in the marital estate. Finally, appellant contends the Family Court Judge erred in failing to make a fair and equitable distribution of the marital estate and failing to award appellant separate personal property.

Stephen P. Groves, Sr., Paul A. Dominick, and William Gordon Lyles, III, all of Charleston, and Henry W. Brown, of Columbia, for Appellant. Mark Andrew Nappier, of Myrtle Beach and Matthew A. Henderson and Joshua M. Henderson, both of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

Purchaser of hotel appeals award of summary judgment to previous owner/contractor on purchaser's breach of contract and warranty claims.

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia, and Solicitor Donald V. Myers, of Lexington, for Respondent.

Appellant, who was convicted of murder and grand larceny, alleges error by the trial court in refusing to charge both involuntary manslaughter and self-defense.

Michael Anthony Andrews, of Easley, for Appellant. Perry Hudson Gravely, of Pickens, for Respondent.

Questions whether in an action alleging wife conspired to kill husband and thus should not benefit from his death, proof of an overt act, as would be required in a civil conspiracy, is required, or whether the criminal law concept of conspiracy applies, not requiring an overt act?

Desa A. Ballard, of West Columbia, for Appellants. William A. Coates, and Carroll H. Roe, Jr., of Greenville, for Respondent.

O'Connor appeals from an order limiting discovery, arguing the court erred by (1) including factual findings constituting a grant of summary judgment and preventing discovery into matters relevant to the lawsuit, and (2)quashing subpoenas seeking relevant information without a legal basis.

Acting Deputy Chief Attorney Wanda P. Hagler, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Special Assistant Attorney General Amie L. Clifford, all of Columbia, and Solicitor Druanne Dykes White, of Anderson, for Respondent.

McCall appeals her criminal convictions, arguing the doctrine of judicial estoppel prevents the State from adopting conflicting positions by assigning her the role of co-conspirator for her charges in Anderson County and the opposite role of victim in connection with charges in Greenville County.