Daniel J. Ballou and Tracy T. Vann, of Rock Hill, for Appellants. Brian Scott McCoy, of Rock Hill, for Respondent.

The Appellants appeal the trial court's ruling that restrictive covenants apply to their lots.

Appellate Defender Kathrine H. Hudgins, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Cecil Kelly Jackson, of Sumter, for Respondent.

Mark Baker appeals his convictions for four counts of committing a lewd act upon a minor, arguing the trial court erred in (1) refusing to quash the indictment; (2) denying his motion for a continuance; (3) limiting his cross-examination of a witness; and (4) qualifying a witness as an expert in forensic interviewing.

Tricia A. Blanchette, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant, Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Robert Mills Ariail, of Greenville, for Respondent.

In this criminal case, the Court of Appeals addresses the appellant's claim that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress all of the evidence resulting from his traffic stop because the police subjected appellant to an unreasonable search and seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Lee D. Cope, R. Alexander Murdaugh, Matthew V. Creech, of Hampton, and J. Christopher Wilson, of Bamberg, for Appellant. Richard B. Ness and Norma A. T. Jett, of Bamberg, for Respondent.

Clarence Rutland, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Tiffanie Rutland, appeals the trial court's decision granting the South Carolina Department of Transportation's (SCDOT) post trial motion for set-off which subsequently reduced the verdict against SCDOT to zero.

Kenneth Philip Shabel, of Spartanburg, for Appellant. J. Edwin McDonnell, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

In this appeal from the family court, the husband contends the family court erred (1) in awarding the wife permanent periodic alimony; (2) in dividing the parties' marital debts; and (3) in denying the husband's request for attorneys' fees.

Karl S. Brehmer and L. Darby Plexico, III, of Columbia, for Appellant. Eric Holcombe Philpot, of Greenville, for Respondent.

South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (Farm Bureau) appeals from the trial court's order finding Henry Kennedy was entitled to underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage, arguing the court erred in finding Kennedy was occupying the manure truck when he was hit by the pickup truck because he was not upon the manure truck at the time of the accident.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Senior Assistant Attorney General William Edgar Salter, III, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Donald V. Myers, of Lexington, for Respondent.

Darrell Burgess appeals the trial court’s refusal to excuse a juror after the juror revealed that he was the supervisor of the murder victim’s brother-in-law and the trial court’s refusal to admit evidence of third-party guilt.

Clifford O. Koon, Jr, of Columbia, for Appellant. Kenneth P. Woodington, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Sam Vetro appeals the Administrative Law Court’s affirmation of the State Board of Medical Examiners’s decision to revoke his license to practice medicine based on the Board’s finding that Vetro violated S.C. Code Ann. § 40-47-200(F)(3), (6), and (8)(2001).

Michael M. Jordan, of Sumter, for Appellant. Richard T. Jones, of Sumter, for Respondent.

In this family court action, Randall Brummit appeals the trial court's order increasing his alimony obligation, finding him in contempt, and requiring him to pay his ex-wife's attorney's fees and costs.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Attorney General Alphonso Simon, Jr., of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this criminal matter from Richland County, Appellant appeals his conviction for murder. Appellant argues the trial court erred in; (1) failing to direct a verdict on the charge of murder, and (2) failing to instruct the jury on involuntary manslaughter.

Attorney General Henry McMaster, Assistant Attorney General J.C. Nicholson, III, Assistant Attorney General Natalie Armstrong, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Appellant. Christian Stegmaier, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) appeals an order in which the Administrative Law Court held Margaret O'Shea would not be required to be licensed as a private investigator in order to continue her work as a mitigation specialist and prohibited SLED from inspecting files in O'Shea's possession.

Andrew Nathan Safran, of Columbia, for Appellant. Roy A. Howell, III, and Kirsten L. Barr, of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this workers’ compensation appeal, the appellant challenges the finding of the Workers’ Compensation Commission that she is not entitled to benefits for an injury sustained while employed by the respondent. The appellant argues that she suffered a compensable injury arising out of her employment and that the Commission’s decision is not supported by substantial evidence.

Thomas Bailey Smith, of Mt. Pleasant, for Appellants. Ernest Caskey Trammell, of Anderson, for Respondent Danny Pilgrim. Amy V. Cofield, of Lexington, for Respondent South Carolina Uninsured Employer's Fund.

Rufus Revis appeals the trial court’s affirmation of the Worker’s Compensation Commission’s finding that Revis was a statutory employer of Danny Pilgrim and that Revis was subject to the Worker’s Compensation Act.

William W. Wheeler, III, of Bishopville, for Appellants. Thomas E. Player, Jr, of Sumter, for Respondent Piggly Wiggly. D. Michael Freeman, II, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondent Melco.

Delores and Bernard Nelson appeal the entry of summary judgment in favor of Piggly Wiggly Central, Inc., d/b/a Piggly Wiggly of Bishopville, Inc., and Melco of Bishopville, Inc.

Sheila McNair Robinson, of West Columbia, and Katherine Carruth Goode, of Winnsboro, for Appellant. Jean Perrin Derrick, of Lexington, for Respondent.

Wife appeals the family court's failure to find Husband was voluntarily underemployed and impute income to Husband for loans, a vehicle, and housing provided by his employer. Wife also appeals the family court's imputation of income to her when she does not desire to work in the field of her degree, is attending school to obtain a degree in a different area, and was primarily a stay-at-home mother during the marriage. In light of these alleged errors, Wife contends the family court also erred in its determination of child support, alimony, and attorney's fees.

Thomas O. Sanders, IV, of Charleston, for Appellants. Richard Carson Thomas, of Columbia, for Respondent St. Matthew Baptist Church. P. Gunnar Nistad and Weston Adams, III, of Columbia, for Respondent Clinton Brantley.

Appellants brought suit against St. Matthew Baptist Church and its pastor for defamation, negligence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress contending the pastor informed the congregation Appellants, as trustees, had mismanaged money and money was missing from the church. Appellants appeal the trial court's grant of summary judgment to the church because the court did not have jurisdiction to intervene as it was a church matter.

Gregory Samuel Forman, of Charleston, for Appellant. William J. Clifford, of North Charleston, for Respondent.

This case involves a jurisdictional question over divorce actions. Ralph D. Ware (Husband) filed a divorce action in Alabama, and Margaret P Ware (Wife) filed a second divorce action here in South Carolina. A South Carolina family court granted Wife a divorce from Husband after acknowledging Husband had already commenced a divorce action in Alabama. On appeal, Husband argues the family court erred by refusing to vacate final divorce orders because the family court allowed Wife to collaterally attack the personal jurisdiction of the Alabama Court orders. Specifically, Husband argues the Alabama Court, as first tribunal to acquire jurisdiction, had exclusive jurisdiction over the divorce proceedings.

Appellate Defender LaNelle C. DuRant, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Harold Orr, III appeals his convictions for criminal sexual conduct with a minor first degree and lewd act upon a minor, arguing the trial court erred in (1) denying his motion for a mistrial, (2) limiting his cross-examination of a witness, and (3) failing to require Officer Paulson to testify at trial pursuant to Rule 6, SCRCrimP.

Ricky Keith Harris, of Spartanburg, for Appellant. Henry Dargan McMaster, Attorney General; John W. McIntosh, Chief Deputy Attorney General; and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Harold W. Gowdy, III, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

Santiago Rios appeals his conviction for murder, arguing the trial court erred in (1) denying his request to suppress two statements given to police because he did not knowingly and intelligently waive his Miranda rights, and (2) failing to charge the jury on involuntary manslaughter and self-defense.

John Robert Peace, of Greenville, for Appellant. Robert D. Moseley, Jr., and C. Fredric Marcinak, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Nakatsu, who resided with her sister at the time of her accident, brought a declaratory judgment action against Encompass Indemnity Co. seeking to stack UIM coverage from her sister's Encompass insurance policy with her own UIM coverage from a different insurer. The trial court granted summary judgment to Encompass finding the policy excluded UIM coverage for resident relatives not operating covered vehicles. Nakatsu appeals.

Mason A. Summers, of Columbia, and Douglas C. Baxter, of Myrtle Beach, for Appellant. Luke A. Rankin, of Conway, for Respondent.

Horry County appeals the trial court's exclusion of evidence regarding Victim's blood alcohol level in this wrongful death action. The County further claims the trial court erred in charging the jury that a commercially licensed driver is held to a higher standard of care than other drivers.

David Jay Parrish, of Charleston, for Appellant. Thomas A. Pendarvis, of Beaufort, pro se. A. Parker Barnes, Jr, of Beaufort, for Respondent Richard M. Pendarvis.

In this declaratory judgment action, Richard and Thomas Pendarvis claim that they have a prescriptive easement or an easement by prior use over a road crossing property owned by Jewell Cook. The master-in-equity granted the request for declaratory relief, and this appeal followed. Cook argues that the prescriptive easement claim is barred as a matter of law under the mistaken belief rule and the permissive use doctrine. Cook also argues that the elements of necessity and intent required to establish an easement by prior use are absent in this case.

Appellate Defender M. Celia Robinson, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General A. West Lee, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Jerry W. Peace, of Greenwood, for Respondent.

Shirley Mae Greer was indicted by the Greenwood County Grand Jury for possession of crack cocaine. At trial, she was found guilty and sentenced to two years' incarceration, suspended upon two years probation with substance abuse counseling and random drug and alcohol testing and payment of $500.00 for her representation by the public defender. She appeals her sentence, asserting the circuit court erred in: 1) failing to dismiss the charges, 2) denying her motion to continue made on the grounds that the State withheld evidence, 3) denying her motion to quash the indictment on the grounds of selective prosecution, 4) denying the motion to suppress the drug evidence seized as the result of an unreasonable, warrantless search unsupported by probable cause, and 5) denying the motion to suppress drug evidence for which the State failed to present a sufficient chain of custody.

Robert B. Ransom, of Columbia, for Appellant. Bonum Sams Wilson, III, of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this appeal, Eugene Draine argues that the circuit court erred by refusing to reform his automobile insurance policy with the Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) to provide for underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage in an amount equal to his liability coverage. Specifically, Draine contends that section 38-77-350(E) of the South Carolina Code (2002) required GEICO to add such UIM coverage when Draine, in renewing his GEICO policy, failed to return an executed UIM offer form within thirty days after receiving it from GEICO.