E. Ros Huff, Jr., of Columbia, for Appellants. Edgar Warren Dickson, of Orangeburg, for Respondent.

In this worker's compensation case, Frigidaire argues the circuit court erred as a matter of law in finding that Ellision was permanently and totally disabled after breaking his left leg, which is a scheduled member body part.

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, and Assistant Attorney General David A. Spencer, of Columbia, and Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan, of Aiken, for Respondent.

Lee appeals his convictions on several counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor and a lewd act upon a child, arguing that excessive pre-indictment delay violated his constitutional rights.

John M. Gulledge, of Troy, for Appellant. C. Rauch Wise, of Greenwood, for Respondent.

This post-divorce domestic action questions whether a provision in a Japanese divorce decree is ambiguous and, if so, what it means as it relates to the distribution of military retirement benefits.

Frances I. Cantwell and William B. Regan, for Appellants. Douglas M. Zayicek and Howell V. Bellamy, Jr., of Myrtle Beach, for Respondent.

In this appeal from a circuit court order reversing a billboard permit denial by the Myrtle Beach Board of Zoning Appeals, the appellant asserts the circuit court improperly characterized the Board's scope of review and misapplied the city's zoning ordinance.

Andrew F. Lindemann, of Columbia, Lake E. Summers, of Lexington, and Vinton DeVane Lide, of Lexington, for Appellant. James A. Stuckey, Jr., and Gaines W. Smith, both of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this civil action, two jury verdicts were rendered: (1) a verdict for the defendant on a Section 1983 cause of action; and (2) a verdict for the plaintiff for actual and punitive damages on state law claims. The trial judge "conformed" or "reformed" the Section 1983 verdict form after the jury was released by awarding the plaintiff a jury verdict on this claim. The issues involve whether: (1) the jury verdicts were inconsistent; (2) a circuit court judge has the authority to "reform" a jury verdict in the absence of a motion for new trial; and (3) a federal claim under Section 1983 and a state law claim for false imprisonment and/or false arrest are elementally the same.

Clarke W. McCants, III, of Aiken, for Appellants. Eric K. Englebardt, of Greenville, for Respondents.

This case questions the location of a property line between neighbors in a subdivision and raises the issue of a mutual acquiescence in its location.

Tara Shurling, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, and Assistant Attorney General David A. Spencer, of Columbia, and Solicitor Harold W. Gowdy, III, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

Gonzales appeals his conviction for trafficking methamphetamine, arguing (1) the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because the offense was not specified in section 44-53-375, the statute to which the indictment referred; and (2) the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress testimony insinuating he was a known drug dealer.

John S. Nichols, of Columbia, for Appellants. David H. Wilkins and Timothy E. Madden, both of Greenville, for Respondents, Keowee Investment Group & Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards. Beacham O. Booker, Jr., of Columbia, for Respondent, SCDOT.

In this road closing case, a group opposing the closing of a road through a neighborhood argued it would deny them unfettered access to a historical church. The circuit court granted the closing when the neighborhood granted access to the church through its gates. The group appeals, arguing the circuit court erred in finding: (1) their post-trial motions were untimely; (2) the road should be closed; (3) title to the road was vested in investors and the homeowners' association; (4) an easement entered into would allow free access and provide security to the area; (5) the closing did not violate a Pickens County resolution; and (6) 4,000 residents who opposed the closing were unaware that they would be given permanent access to the church.

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 Charles H. Richardson, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., of Columbia, and Solicitor Edgar Lewis Clements, III, of Florence, for Respondent.

This case asks whether the trial court correctly charged the jury on voluntary manslaughter under the specific facts of the case, and asserts the trial court erred in excluding certain expert testimony.

Neil S. Haldrup, of Charleston, for Appellant. Daniel T. Brailsford, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this civil action, the overriding issue is whether the claim pled in the complaint was for a liquidated amount and governed by Rule 55(b)(1), SCRCP, rather than Rule 55(b)(2), SCRCP. Additionally, the Court analyzes the request for relief from a default judgment under the "good cause" standard or the "excusable neglect" standard.

Acting Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, and 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 Charles H. Richardson, Assistant Attorney General W. Rutledge Martin, of Columbia, and Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this criminal case, the Court analyzes the defense of double jeopardy based on the grant of a prior mistrial to the State. Additionally, the appellant alleges error in the admission of prior allegations of sexual advances by appellant against the victim.

Benjamin H. Culbertson, of Georgetown, for Appellant-Respondent. Charles T. Smith, of Georgetown, for Respondent-Appellant. Ellis R. Lesemann and Amy Y. Jenkins, of Charleston, for Respondent.

This cross-appeal involves a dispute over a real estate commission. John Benford signed a One Time Showing Agreement with Century 21 to sell land. Later he signed an agreement with the Lachicotte Company and finalized a land sale through that company to one of the prospective buyers listed on the Century 21 agreement. A commission was paid to the Lachicotte Company but not to Century 21. Century 21 sued to receive its commission. The circuit court awarded Century 21 a commission of 5% of the sales price and denied Benford's claim against the Lachicotte Company for reimbursement of any obligation to Century 21.

John Edward Chambers, Jr., of Greenville, for Appellant. Adam Fisher, Jr., of Greenville, for Respondent.

In this family court case, the Court reviews the priority of a South Carolina family court order as juxtaposed to a State of Washington family court order in regard to child support. Additionally, the Court discusses with specificity the Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act (FFCCSOA).

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, of Columbia, and Solicitor Thomas E. Pope, of York, for Appellant. Christopher A. Wellborn, of Rock Hill, for Respondent.

This appeal presents the question of whether the circuit court has jurisdiction to entertain an appeal from a magistrate's court pretrial order suppressing evidence that significantly impairs the prosecution of the case.

The following two cases will be heard jointly:

Darrell T. Johnson, Jr. and Mills Lane Morrison, Jr., of Hardeeville, for Appellants. Marshall H. Waldron, Jr., of Bluffton, for Respondent South Carolina Department of Transportation. James H. Moss, of Beaufort, for Respondent Viola Bryan Byson.

These companion appeals address the efficacy of a Release to non-parties to the instrument, i.e. when does the release of one tortfeasor release others?

James H. Moss, of Beaufort, for Appellant. Darrell T. Johnson, Jr., of Hardeeville, for Respondents Larry Jones & Charlotte Jones. Marshall H. Waldron, Jr., of Bluffton, for Respondent South Carolina Department of Transportation.

These companion appeals address the efficacy of a Release to non-parties to the instrument, i.e. when does the release of one tortfeasor release others?