James Randall Davis and Lisa Lee Smith, both of Nicholson, Davis, Frawley, Anderson & Ayer, of Lexington, for appellant. Keith M. Babcock, of Lewis, Babcock & Hawkins, of Columbia, for respondent.

In this condemnation action, Central Electric Power Cooperative appeals from a jury award in favor of the property owner and challenges the trial court's rulings on several evidentiary matters and the award of attorney's fees.

William S. Brown and Peter G. Siachos, both of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, of Greenville, for appellant. James C. Cothran, Jr.; and Thomas Alexander Belenchia, both of Spartanburg, for respondent.

Nwachukwu sued Bank of America for breach of contract and breach of implied covenant of good faith due to the Bank freezing his account after he had deposited forged checks into the account. The Bank appeals the trial court’s award of damages to Nwachukwu.

Stephen L. Brown and F. Drake Rogers, both of Young, Clement, Rivers & Tisdale, of Charleston, for appellants. Linda B. McKenzie, of Bowen, McKenzie & Bowen, of Greenville, for respondent.

This workers’ compensation case involves the issue of whether an employee may receive a partial lump sum payment when she was awarded weekly benefits for life for a compensable brain injury.

George J. Morris, of Charleston, for appellant. J. Paul Trouche and Thomas S. White, both of Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, of Charleston; and R. Allen Young, of Mt. Pleasant, for respondent.

Mary Livingston appeals an order upholding the Town of Mt. Pleasant's creation of the Patriots Point Improvement District and the imposition of a special assessment for nearby property owners to fund the widening and improvement of Patriots Point Blvd.

Thomas J. Rubillo, of Georgetown, for appellant. William W. Doar, of McNair Law Firm, of Georgetown, for respondent.

In this civil matter, the appellant appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of the Town of Andrews. She argues the circuit court erroneously determined (1) recovery was barred by the public duty rule, (2) the claims were time barred by the statute of limitations pursuant to the South Carolina Tort Claims Act and (3) her claims for violations of Federal and State constitutional rights were not properly pled.

Stanley Clarence Rodgers, of Charleston, for appellants. Richard S. Rosen and Daniel F. Blanchard, III, both of Rosen, Rosen & Hagood, of Charleston, for respondents.

The Slacks filed this action for specific performance and damages against the Jameses arising out of the Jameses' contract to purchase their home. The Jameses appeal the trial court's order dismissing several of the their counterclaims against the Slacks.

L. Sidney Connor, IV, of Kelaher, Connell & Connor, of Surfside Beach, for appellant. Jerry Jay Bender, of Baker, Ravenel & Bender; Robert L. Widener, of McNair Law Firm, both of Columbia; William C. Barnes, of Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, of Florence; Linda Weeks Gangi, of The Thompson Law Firm; Michael W. Battle, of Battle & Vaught; and L. Morgan Martin, of Hearn, Brittain & Martin, all of Conway; Scott B. Umstead; William Edward Lawson; and Thomas C. Brittain, of Hearn, Brittain & Martin, all of Myrtle Beach, for respondents.

This case involves whether an employee can bring a civil conspiracy claim against a third party, which conspiracy allegedly caused the termination of her employment.

Mark W. Buyck, Jr., Charles J. Hupfer, Jr., and Brad T. Willbanks, all of Willcox, Buyck & Williams, of Florence; and Jacquelyn Sue Dickman, of Columbia, for appellants. J. Boone Aiken, III, and Robert E. Lee, both of Aiken, Bridges, Nunn, Elliott & Tyler, of Florence, for respondent.

This case concerns whether Florence County is entitled to reimbursement under the State Underground Petroleum Response Bank Act (SUPERB Act) for funds awarded during a prior lawsuit because of the contamination of property by a storage tank located on Florence County property.

William T. Toal, 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 Deputy Attorney General Melody J. Brown, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Cecil Kelley Jackson, of Sumter, for respondent.

This case concerns the admissibility of evidence in a murder trial, including a challenge under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Douglas F. Gay, of Gay & Walters, of Rock Hill, for appellants. Stephen M. Cox, of Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, of Rock Hill, for respondents.

These two cases, combined for oral argument, present the questions of whether the right to compel arbitration was waived and, secondly, whether a preliminary injunction should have issued.

Stephen M. Cox, of Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, of Rock Hill, for appellant. Douglas F. Gay, of Gay & Walters, of Rock Hill, for respondents.

These two cases, combined for oral argument, present the questions of whether the right to compel arbitration was waived and, secondly, whether a preliminary injunction should have issued.

Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, of SC Office of Appellate Defense, 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 Derrick K. McFarland, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan, of Aiken, for respondent.

Were the appellant’s Sixth Amendment confrontation rights violated when the transcript of the testimony of witnesses against him in the first trial were used in the retrial because of the unavailability of those witnesses?

Richard N. Weldon and Janice A. Cannan, both of Conway, for appellant. James Thomas Young, of Conway, for respondent Conway National Bank. Carolyn Page Eaton, of Aynor; S.M. Page, of Darlington; Willard G. Page, of Galivants Ferry; and Betsy Page Gilliam, of North Charleston, Betsy Page Gilliam f/k/a Betsy Page Flinn, pro se.

Does a right of first refusal provision in a deed which conveys an otherwise fee simple absolute estate violate the rule against diminishing the quality of the estate contained in the granting clause?

Harry A. Swagart, III, and Robert L. Reibold, both of Swagart, Walker, Martin & Reibold, of Columbia, for appellants. Demetri K. Koutrakos and Louis H. Lang, both of Callison, Tighe & Robinson, of Columbia, for respondents.

This case involves whether an easement exists.

Benj. Allston Moore, Jr., and Julius H. Hines, both of Buist, Moore, Smythe & McGee; and Coming B. Gibbs, Jr, of Gibbs & Holmes, all of Charleston, for appellants. D. Michael Henthorne, of Anderson; Henrietta U. Golding, of Myrtle Beach; Attorney General Henry D. McMaster, Deputy Attorney General Treva Ashworth and Senior Assistant Attorney General C. Havird Jones, Jr., all of Columbia; and Fred B. Newby, of Newby, Pridgen & Sartip, of Myrtle Beach, for respondents.

This case involves a dispute over the ownership of property on which a local Episcopal parish is located. The South Carolina Episcopal Church appeals the circuit court’s determination that the land was held in trust pursuant to a 1745 deed and that legal title to the land vested in the heirs of the trustees of that trust.

Grady L. Beard and Marcy J. Lamar, both of Sowell, Gray, Stepp & Laffitte, of Columbia, for appellant. Richard H. Rhodes and Ray E. Thompson, Jr., both of Burts, Turner, Rhodes & Thompson, of Spartanburg, for respondent.

This workers’ compensation case questions whether the claimant is entitled to additional surgery and other retroactive temporary benefits.