The following two cases will be heard jointly:

Stevens Bultman Elliott, of Columbia, for Appellants. Clifford O. Koon, Paul D. deHolczer, and Mary Frances Gibson, of Columbia, for Respondents.

W. Shell Suber, Jr., and Robert J. Thomas, of Columbia, for Appellant. Clifford O. Koon, Jr., Paul D. de Holczer, and Mary Frances Gibson, of Columbia,, for Respondents.

In this consolidated appeal, the sellers of a piece of real property argue the trial judge erred by granting excessive attorney's fees to the buyers on the buyers' cause of action for breach of contract. Home Shop Realty also appeals, arguing the trial judge erred in denying its motion for a directed verdict on buyers' breach of contract cause of action and assessing attorney's fees against it when it was not a party to the contract.

John H. Tiller and Neil D. Thompson, of Charleston, for Appellant. Ronnie Alan Sabb and Helen Tyler McFadden, of Kingstree, for Respondent.

In this survival action, the issue is whether Brown's estate established evidence of conscious pain and suffering sufficient to withstand a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

Christian Stegmaier, of Columbia, for Appellants. Lucy London McDow, of Rock Hill, for Respondent.

In this appeal, the court analyzes the applicability of a residential subdivision’s restrictive covenants on a parcel of land the owners wish to develop as a health care facility.

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, 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, of Columbia, and Solicitor Thomas E. Pope, of York, for Respondent.

Roach appeals from his convictions for mutiple drug offenses, arguing the trial court erred (1) in admitting evidence in violation of the Confrontation Clause and (2) in admitting a confidential informant's in-court identification without first determing whether a previous one-photo lineup was reliable.

Thomas McRoy Shelley, III, and Cynthis B. Polk, of Columbia, for Appellants. Edward L. Graham, of Florence, for Respondent.

In this workers' compensation case, SCDDSN appeals from the circuit court's order reversing the Commission's finding that Jane Doe's mental injury is not compensable. SCDDSN argues the Commission's finding was supported by substantial evidence, and the circuit court erred in making its own findings of fact.

Katherine Carruth Link, of West Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., of Columbia, and Solicitor Druanne Dykes White, of Anderson, for Respondent.

Tuffour appeals his conviction for trafficking in crack cocaine, arguing the trial court erred in several of its evidentiary rulings.

Clifford Heywood Tall, of Myrtle Beach, for Appellants. Mary Anna Neill, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondents J. Jackson Thomas and Claude M. Epps, Jr.; Glenn V. Ohanesian, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondents Unknown & Unborn Heirs of Niles Stevens; James F. McCrackin,Dominic A. Starr, and J. Christopher Clark, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondent Laura Stevens Lutch.

In this case involving a testamentary trust, the court analyzes the boundaries of trustee discretion when the trust instrument allows, in the sole discretion of the trustees, payments from the trust for the "health, education, support and maintenance" of the beneficiaries.

Morris D. Rosen and Donald Bruce Clark, of Charleston, for Appellant. Peter L. Fuge, of Beaufort, for Respondent.

At issue in this civil action is whether a court order dividing funds held in escrow constitutes a money judgment, which draws interest under S.C. Code Ann. Section 34-31-20.

Costa Steven Moskos, of Charleston, for Appellant. Susan Corner Rosen, of Charleston, for Respondent.

This appeal arises out of a contract between Rebecca Brewer and Stokes Kia, Isuzu, Subaru, Inc. for the sale of a used 1996 Aspire, which expressly stated that it was subject to credit approval. However, Stokes Kia permitted Brewer to take delivery of the vehicle pending approval of financing by a lending institution. When Brewer failed to find financing, Stokes Kia recovered the vehicle. Brewer sued alleging conversion, breach of contract, Unfair Trade Practices, and violation of the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act. The trial judge granted summary judgment in favor of Stokes Kia on all causes of action. Brewer appeals.

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, and Assistant Attorney General Melody J. Brown, of Columbia, and Solicitor Robert Douglas Robbins, of Summerville, for Respondent.

In this criminal appeal, the appellant contends the trial judge erred: (1) in failing to grant a directed verdict where there was no direct or substantial circumstantial evidence that appellant killed the victim; (2) by refusing to instruct the jury on mere presence; and (3) in finding appellant failed to present evidence of juror misconduct and denying appellant's motion for a new trial.

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, and Assistant Attorney General Melody J. Brown, of Columbia, and Solicitor Robert Douglas Robbins, of Summerville, for Respondent.

In this criminal appeal, the appellant contends the trial judge erred: (1) in failing to grant a directed verdict where there was no direct or substantial circumstantial evidence that appellant killed the victim; (2) by refusing to instruct the jury on mere presence; and (3) in finding appellant failed to present evidence of juror misconduct and denying appellant's motion for a new trial.

Jill Wright Fennel, of Myrtle Beach, for Appellant. John H. Tiller and Elizabeth Applegate Dieck, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Appellant appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of Respondent, arguing the court erred in granting summary judgment based on: (1) the exculpatory language in the release of liabilty signed by Appellant; and (2) Appellant's overwhelming comparative fault.

L. Henry McKellar, of Columbia, for Appellant. Palmer Freeman, Jr., and James B. Richardson, Jr., of Columbia, for Respondent.

Terry Trexler appeals from a default judgment, arguing (1) the trial judge abused his discretion in striking his answer and holding him in default for failing to attend two depositions and (2) the judge erred by denying his Rule 60 motion to set aside the default judgment and by awarding punitive damages to the plaintiff.

Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey A. Jacobs, of Columbia, and Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan, of Aiken, for Respondent.

In this criminal appeal, the court reviews whether the trial judge's admission of an out-of-court declaration violates Crawford v. Washington.

Donald Bruce Clark and Mary Ann Hall, of Charleston, for Appellant. Marvin I. Oberman, Harold A. Oberman, and Paul E. Tinkler, of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this domestic relations case, the court analyzes two issues: (1) whether the family court abused its discretion by failing to set aside a consent judgment under Rule 60(b)(2) on the basis of a prenuptial agreement; and (2) whether the family court erred in awarding the husband attorney's fees.

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, and Ernest Charles Grose, Jr., of Greenwood, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Assistant Attorney General Melody J. Brown, of Columbia, and Solicitor William Townes Jones, of Greenwood, for Respondent.

In this criminal case, Terrence Edwards appeals his convictions, arguing that the State should have been judicially estopped from asserting two different positions during the trial and during the guilty plea of Edward's co-defendant. Edwards also appeals a denial of a motion to exclude evidence based on judicial estoppel and prejudice.

Mark Andrew Brunty, of Myrtle Beach, and Michael J. Jack, of Baltimore, MD, for Appellant. Joseph F. Singleton, of Conway, for Respondent.

The issue presented in this case is whether the trial court used the correct measure of damages in rendering judgment against the appellant.

Laurel R.S. Blair, of Greenville, for Appellant. Stanley Earl McLeod, of Greenville, for Respondents.

This is an appeal of an order approving the termination of a testamentary trust and the division of the trust assets into four equal shares for distribution and ruling that a $12,000.00 cumulative distribution to one of the co-trustees did not constitute either a violation of the trust terms or a breach of fiduciary duty.

Richard J. Morgan, of Columbia, for Appellant. Herbert W. Louthian, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this termination of employment case, Aiken Regional Medical Centers asserts ten issues concerning the trial court's alleged errors during the trial of the case and the court's failure to act as the thirteenth juror.

Michael Stephen Chambers, of Greenville, for Appellants. W. Francis Marion, Jr., of Greenville, for Respondent John Burry. John Robert Devlin, Jr., and Christopher R. Antley, of Greenville, for Respondent Rabon Creek Watershed Conservation District.

The LoPrestis appeal the grant of summary judgment to John Burry and the Rabon Creek Watershed Conservation District of Fountain Inn in their action alleging fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, negligent misrepresentation, constructive fraud, fraudulent concealment, negligent and reckless nondisclosure of land defects, breach of implied warranty of fitness for intended use, breach of general warranty in deed, and violation of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practicies Act arising out of an easement granted by Burry to Rabon Creek for floodwater storage on land now owned by the LoPrestis.

John E. Parker and Ronnie L. Crosby, of Hampton, for Appellants. John J. Kerr, of Charleston, for Respondents Jefferson Pilot Communications Company, WCSC, Inc. d/b/a WSCS Channel 5.

The central issue in this defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress case is whether the trial court should have submitted the question of the employer's liability to the jury.