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May 2007 |
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The summary below each case is prepared to offer lawyers and the public a general overview of what issues are included in a case which will be argued. The summary is not a limit on what issues a party to a case may present at oral argument.
Monday, May 7, 2007 | |
Courtroom I
(Court convenes at 2:00
p.m.)
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2:00 p.m. | (Time Limits: 10 - 10 - 5 ) |
15133 Frank M. Marvin, Respondent, v. Frances R. Pritchett, Appellant. Ellis Reed-Hill Lesemann, of Charleston, for Appellant. G. Thomas Hill, of Ravenel, and Joseph Kevin Qualey, of Charleston, for Respondent. In this partition action, Francis Pritchett appeals the master's order denying the Commissioner's recommendation for partition and ordering partition by sale. Pritchett argues the master's order should be reversed because the Commissioner's report was not clearly "erroneous, unfair, unjust, and inequitable," and the property at issue is capable of being partitioned in kind.
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2:45 p.m. | (Time Limits: 10 - 10 - 5 ) |
15126 The State, Respondent, v. John Henry Ward, Appellant. Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, and William J. Watkins, Jr. of Greenville, 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 Brown, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Ralph E. Hoisington, of Charleston, for Respondent. Ward appeals from his conviction for murder, arguing the trial court erred in (1) refusing to grant a mistrial after the State insinuated the crime was gang-related; (2) permitting autopsy photos of the victim into evidence; (3) charging the jury that "the hand of one is the hand of all:" (4) failing to direct a verdict in his favor; and (5) permitting the State to play a recording of a co-defendants testimony given in a previous trial.
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3:30 p.m. | (Time Limits: 10 - 10 - 5 ) |
15149 Peter C. Plott, and Demitria C. Votta, Respondents, v. Justin Enterprises, a South Carolina General Partnership, Russ Pye and Lee Pye, Appellants. Eugene P. Corrigan, III, of Charleston, and Michael A. Timbes, of Charleston, for Appellants. Marvin I. Oberman and Harold A. Oberman, of Charleston, for Respondents. In this declaratory judgment action, the defendants appeal the trial judge's finding that they have infringed on the plaintiffs' right of use of an easement. Specifically, the defendants contend on appeal (1) the plaintiffs' claim was barred by res judicata or collateral estoppel; (2) the trial judge incorrectly interpreted the scope of the easement; and (3) the original grant of the easement was invalid.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2007 | |
Courtroom I
(Court convenes at 11:45
a.m.)
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11:45 a.m. | (Time Limits: 10-10-5) |
The following two cases will be heard jointly: | |
15294 D&N Realty, L.L.C., Respondent, v. CSB Development Co., Inc., Appellant. Jonathan Brent Kiker, of Hilton Head Island; James B. Richardson, Jr., of Columbia; and Keating L. Simons, III, of Charleston, for Appellant. Drew A. Laughlin, of Hilton Head Island, for Respondent. In this consolidated appeal, CSB appeals the circuit court's order holding that its property was bound by a restrictive covenant that ran with the land. CSB further appeals the determination that the heirs of the grantor who restricted the property could not cancel the restriction.
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15141 HHI Corporation, Limited, Respondent, v. CSB Development Co., Inc., Appellant. J. Brent Kiker, of Beaufort, James B. Richardson, Jr., of Columbia, and Keating L. Simons, III, of Charleston, for Appellant. Thomas Justin Finn, of Hilton Head Island, for Respondent.
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2:45 p.m. | (Time Limits: 10 - 10 - 5 ) |
14650 Virginia W. Alford, Appellant, v. Joseph L. Tamsberg, Jr. and State of South Carolina, Respondents. Donald Jay Budman, of Charleston, for Appellant. David M. Swanson, Marvin D. Infinger, and Julie O. Medich, of Charleston, for Respondent Joseph L. Tamsburg. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Deputy Attorney General T. Stephen Lynch, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General J. Emory Smith, Jr., of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent State of South Carolina. In this property case, the appellant appeals the Master’s placing of the boundary line, finding respondent had obtained title to certain subject property by adverse possession, finding the boundary line was established as a matter of acquiesce and Res Judicata, denying appellant’s motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence, and dismissing appellant’s claim for trespass against respondent.
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3:30 p.m. | (Time Limits: 10 - 10 - 5 ) |
15134 Shirley Leder Osterneck, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Guy Kenneth Osterneck, Appellant, v. Myles N. Osterneck, Gertrude B. Osterneck, and Rhoda Osterneck, Respondents. John Ravenel Chase, of Florence, and Sarah Patrick Spruill, of Columbia, for Appellant. David B. Miller and Mary Ann Neill, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondents. This probate matter presents numerous questions relating to the disposition of a parcel of real property among family members.
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Cases to be Submitted Without Oral Argument | |
14244 |
The State,Respondent, v. Lentigus Kenta Floyd,Appellant.
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14248 |
Darrell S. Rochester,Petitioner v. State of South Carolina,Respondent
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14255 |
The State,Respondent, v. Shondray Lamont Martin,Appellant.
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14384 |
The State,Respondent, v. Richard G. Jordan,Appellant.
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14431 |
The State,Respondent, v. William Archie McFalls,Appellant.
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14434 |
The State,Respondent, v. Tashoca Dunn,Appellant.
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14438 |
The State,Respondent, v. Derrick Shawn Turner,Appellant.
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14464 |
The State,Respondent, v. Tony M. Hood,Appellant.
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14471 |
The State,Respondent, v. Aaron Williams,Appellant.
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14478 |
The State,Respondent, v. Jearl Rogers (Rodgers),Appellant.
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14484 |
The State,Respondent, v. David Colin Heupel,Appellant.
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14485 |
The State,Respondent, v. Anthony L. Turner,Appellant.
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14487 |
The State,Respondent, v. Jimmy Clayton Walker,Appellant.
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14490 |
The State,Respondent, v. Joseph Sumpter,Appellant.
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14494 |
The State,Respondent, v. Travis Brown,Appellant.
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14502 |
The State,Respondent, v. Jason Aaron Moulton,Appellant.
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14511 |
The State,Respondent, v. Andre Pernell Fernanders,Appellant.
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14514 |
The State,Respondent, v. Terry Larue Locke,Appellant.
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14515 |
The State,Respondent, v. Reney St. Charles Smalls,Appellant.
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14528 |
The State,Respondent, v. Joseph Parham,Appellant.
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14531 |
The State,Respondent, v. Henry T. Ray,Appellant.
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14546 |
The State,Respondent, v. Wayne David Bennett,Appellant.
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14577 |
The State,Respondent, v. Mikie M. Caldwell,Appellant.
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14578 |
The State,Respondent, v. Johnny Lee Warren,Appellant.
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14581 |
The State,Respondent, v. DeMarco Langford,Appellant.
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14584 |
The State,Respondent, v. Rory Ross,Appellant.
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14607 |
The State,Respondent, v. Eugene Kerwin Brown,Appellant.
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14608 |
The State,Respondent, v. David Ray Harper,Appellant.
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14609 |
In the Interest of James L., a Juvenile Under the age of Seventeen,Appellant.
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14631 |
The State,Respondent, v. Tracy Drakeford,Appellant.
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14637 |
The State,Respondent, v. Alfonzo Bernard Richardson,Appellant.
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14638 |
The State,Respondent, v. Andrew Ware,Appellant.
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14639 |
The State,Respondent, v. Owen Rogers,Appellant.
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14640 |
The State,Respondent, v. William B. Turner,Appellant.
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14642 |
The State,Respondent, v. Christopher Ronald Mower,Appellant.
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14643 |
The State,Respondent, v. Hubert Leon Moore,Appellant.
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14660 |
The State,Respondent, v. Allen J. Capers #2,Appellant.
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14661 |
The State,Respondent, v. Candy Dianne Harrison,Appellant.
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14664 |
The State,Respondent, v. Alvin Ray Yount,Appellant.
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14669 |
The State,Respondent, v. Garry David Lee, II,Appellant.
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14670 |
The State,Respondent, v. Levi Lingard, Jr.,Appellant.
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14671 |
The State,Respondent, v. Sharon L. Smith,Appellant.
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14672 |
The State,Respondent, v. Traseith Vergie Williams,Appellant.
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14673 |
The State,Respondent, v. Roy Lee Smith,Appellant.
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14674 |
The State,Respondent, v. Eugene H. Sanders, Jr.,Appellant.
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14931 |
In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Kenneth J. White,Respondent,The State of South Carolina,Appellant.
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15101 |
American National Property and Casualty Insurance Company,Respondent, v. Rebecca Ramsey, Individually and as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Steve Ramsey and Charles Ramsey,Defendants,Of Whom Rebecca Ramsey, Individually and as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Steve Ramsey is theAppellant.
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15102 |
Rayford S. Butler, Employee,Respondent, v. SC Department of Education, Employer, and State Accident Fund, Carrier,Appellants.
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15105 |
Elnita R. Duckett,Appellant, v. Ronald R. Goforth and Frank Raymond Greenbough,Defendants,Of Whom Ronald R. Goforth isRespondent.
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15107 |
The State,Respondent, v. Braxton J. Bell,Appelllant.
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15116 |
The State,Respondent, v. Larry Gene Moore,Appellant.
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15117 |
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company,Appellant, v. James W. Smith, Jr. and Elizabeth Smith,Respondents.
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15118 |
Willie J. Bennett,Appellant, v. Tommy Wilson,Respondent.
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15119 |
Lois Burris Brunson,Appellant/Respondent, v. Dennis Dean Brunson,Respondent/Appellant.
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15121 |
Lareese Glover,Appellant, v. Albert A. Glover and Dorchester County Delinquent Tax Collector,Respondents.
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15122 |
Sherrie Jean Floyd,Respondent, v. Richard Morgan, Jr.,Appellant.
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15123 |
Maxie Doyal Evans III,Appellant, v. South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, Agents John Doe and Jane Doe,Respondents.
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15127 |
The State,Respondent, v. George Spare,Appellant.
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15128 |
Horry County,Respondent, v. Brenda R. Babb,Appellant.
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15146 |
Jason Tedder,Respondent, v. Dixie Lawn Service, Inc.,Appellant.
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15150 |
Anthony Wade Motley,Respondent, v. Clarence Williams,Appellant.
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15151 |
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company,Respondent, v. Linda A. Hartough, A/K/A Linda Hartough Floyd,Appellant.
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15152 |
Charles Owens,Respondent, v. Gracie B. Thompkins, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Joseph Thompkins,Appellants.
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15153 |
Regina Miller,Plaintiff, v. The Unity Group, Inc. Modern Business, Continental Casualty Insurance Company, and SCUEF,Defendants,of whom The Unity Group, Inc. Modern Business is theRespondent,andContinental Casualty Insurance Company is theAppellant.
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15154 |
Mortgage Electronic Registration,Respondent, v. Todd M. Suite and Suzanne Wells,Appellants.
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15138 |
The Estate of Charles L. Watson, and Eleanor G. Watson, and Pamela Watson Fehlig, as Personal Representatives of the Estate of Charles L. Watson, and CLW Investments, Inc., d/b/a Salt Marsh Cove, and Wilbur M. McLamb, Individually,Respondents, v. Malcolm M. Babb,Appellant
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15139 |
Diana Blue,Appellant, v. Coastal Carolina University,Respondent.
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15156 |
Mary Jones Mack, Personal Representative of the Estate of Leroy Mack,Appellant, v. Philip Leroy Mack,Respondent.
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15157 |
Ronnie D. Robinson,Appellant, v. Anderson News Company, Employer, and The Hartford,Respondent.
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15166 |
The State,Respondent, v. Bradley C. Davis,Appellant.
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15175 |
The State,Respondent, v. Danny Whitten,Appellant.
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15176 |
The State,Respondent, v. Edward Lee Pennington,Appellant.
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15177 |
The State,Respondent, v. Furman Thompson,Appellant.
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15216 |
South Carolina Department of Social Services,Respondent, v. Natasha Prescott, Melissa Rufus, and Jamal Prescott, Defendants,of whom Natasha Prescott isAppellant.In the Interest of:Chanel Rufus, DOB 12/20/04,A Minor Child Under the Age of 18.
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15217 |
South Carolina Department of Social Services,Respondent, v. Jessica Phillips, Phil Phillips and Raymond Browder,andCHILD: Andrew J. SmithDOB: March 23, 1999CHILD: Destiny PhillipsDOB: March 27, 2002CHILD: Robbie PhillipsDOB: September 30, 2003,Defendants,of whom Jessica Phillips and Raymond Browder areAppellants.
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15218 |
South Carolina Department of Social Services,Respondent, v. Tina Jean Nix, Clifford E. Santillo and John Doe, and Abigail A. Nix, 12/10/2001, Defendants,of whom Tina Jean Nix isAppellant.
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15144 |
Penny Creek Associates, LLC, Appellant, v. Fenwick Tarragon Apartments, LLC and Trademark Properties, Inc., Respondents.
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15137 |
Mark and Beth-Ann Altstaetter, Appellants, v. Liberty Insurance Corporation and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Respondents.
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15158 |
I. Jenkins Mikell, Jr. and Pinkney V. Mikell, Respondents, v. County of Charleston and Timothy E. Scott, A.D. Jordan, Curtis E. Bostic, Carolyn Condon, Ed Fava, Barrett Lawrimore, Francis J. Roberts, Leon E. Stavrinakis, and Charles T. Wallace in their capacity as Members of Charleston County Council, George Lee Mikell, Julia Mikell Flowers, Daisy Mikell Pedrick, Mary Mikell, John Mikell, and Peters, Point Associates, LP, Defendants, of whom George Lee Mikell, Julia Mikell Flowers, Daisy Mikell Pedrick, Mary Mikell, John Mikell, and Peters, Point Associates, LP are the Appellants.
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15155 |
Kent E. Smith and Dorothy Smith, Respondents, v. Dr. Daniel Barr, Appellant.
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15041 |
Ernest Lamar Bradley and Esther K. Bradley, Appellants, v. John Doe and AccuSweep, Inc., Respondents.
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