Kenneth R. Young, Jr., of Sumter, for Appellant-Respondent. James David Weeks, of Sumter, for Respondents-Appellants Leodel Mitchell, Jimmie Johnson & Leon Kelly. A. P. Weissenstein, Jr., of Sumter, for Respondents-Appellants, Lillian Davis and Richard Weeks. Jerry Rouse, of Sumter, pro se. Arthur Williams, of Ladson, pro se. Leonard Boseman, Jr., of Prince George, VA, pro se.

This appeal concerns multiple issues arising from competing claims of various land owners to access to an abutting man-made body of water.

M. M. Weinberg, Jr., of Sumter, for Appellants. Johnathan Werber Bryan, of Sumter, for Respondents, Sumter County, Frank Williams, Jr., Naomi Sanders, Carol Burr, Charles Edens, Louis Fleming, James Campbell, and Rudy Singleton. W. Thomas Lavender, Jr., of Columbia, and Harold W. Jacobs, of Charleston, for Respondent, Waste Management, Inc.

This case concerns two contracts for waste disposal services Sumter County entered into with Waste Management, Inc., and whether the award of those contracts complied with local and state laws requiring the competitive procurement of public services.

Robert E. Lee, Charles L. McLain, III, and Amy Anderson Wise, of Florence, for Appellant. Evander G. Jeffords, of Florence, and John S. Nichols, of Columbia, for Respondent.

This appeal challenges the family court's alimony award as excessive.

Saul Gliserman, of Charleston, for Respondent. Joseph C. Wilson, IV, of Charleston, for Appellant.

Ridgeway signed an arbitration agreement with the developer of a condominium unit he purchased. Ridgeway asserted certain causes of action alleging deceptive marketing against The Litchfield Company, the developer's marketing agent and real estate broker. The Litchfield Company, a non-signatory to the arbitration provision, seeks to compel arbitration of Ridgeway's claims as an agent and contractor of the developer. The trial court refused to compel arbitration. The Litchfield Company appeals.

Charles L. Henshaw, Jr., of Columbia, for Appellants. Robert H. Hood, Roy P. Maybank, and Deborah Sheffield, all of Charleston, for Respondents.

In this medical negligence action, the Coles argue the circuit court erred in providing a jury charge on the defense of assumption of the risk.

Howell V. Bellamy, Jr. and Douglas M. Zayicek, of Myrtle Beach, for Appellant. John B. McCutcheon, Jr., Mary Ruth M. Baxter, and Arrigo P. Carotti, of Conway, for Respondent.

This case presents the question of whether a deed to the Highway Department should be rescinded and whether a substantial modification of construction plans amounted to inverse condemnation resulting in additional damages.

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, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., of Columbia, and Solicitor William Townes Jones, of Greenwood, for Respondent.

Guillebeaux appeals his convictions for distribution of crack cocaine and distribution of crack cocaine within the proximity of a school. He asserts the circuit court abused its discretion by denying his post-trial motion when it was discovered after the verdict that a juror failed to disclose her social relationship with the State's primary witness.

M. M. Weinberg, Jr.and Warren S. Curtis, of Sumter, for Appellant. William W. Wheeler, III, and Jacob H. Jennings, both of Bishopville, for Respondents.

Lira appeals the special referee's order ejecting him from property owned by Blackmon and her late husband. Lira argues the special referee erred in finding: (1) Lira failed to establish a parol transfer of the title to the property; (2) Lira failed to establish title to the property pursuant to promissory estoppel; (3) Blackmon's late husband could not transfer any rights in the property to Lira because his death extinguished any rights in the property; (4) Lira failed to establish a right to be paid for improvements under the theory of quantum meruit; and (5) Lira failed to establish any right to be paid for improvements under the Betterment Statute.

James B. Richardson, Jr., of Columbia, for Appellant. Otto W. Ferrene, of Hilton Head, for Respondent.

This is an appeal from the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Palmetto Bay Club Owners' Association on Chart House's causes of action for nuisance, breach of covenants, and trespass. The trial court interpreted the parties' lease, amendment and modification to the lease, and cross easement agreement to find that Chart House did not have any rights to the contested property. Chart House appeals arguing the trial court erred in granting sumary judgment based on grounds not pled in the motion for summary judgment and erred in interpreting the amendment and modification to the lease. Further, Chart House argues that the rights of the parties to the disputed property are now unclear as a result of the summary judgment order.

Desa A. Ballard, of West Columbia, for Appellant. M. Dawes Cooke, Jr., of Charleston, for Respondents.

This case involves the circuit court's denial of appellant's motion to proceed anonymously.

Patrick W. Carr, of Charleston, for Appellant. William P. Hatfield and Robert D. McKissick, both of Florence, for Respondent.

This appeal asserts the trial judge erred in considering offers of settlement and in failing to consider evidence and inferences in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party in granting respondent's motion for a new trial.

Pope D. Johnson, III, of Columbia, for Appellant. Frederick M. Zeigler, of Columbia, for Respondent Martha Geathers. Kirsten Leslie Barr, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondents 3V, Inc. and EBI Companies.

In this workers' compensation action brought by Geathers against 3V, Inc., the Commission ordered insurers Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and EBI Companies liable for coverage. The circuit court reversed on appeal, finding only Liberty Mutual liable. In the present appeal, Liberty Mutual raises issues related to the circuit court's scope of review, the circuit court's findings with respect to EBI Companies' liability, and judicial recusal.

B. Michael Brackett, of Columbia, for Appellant. Adele Jeffords Pope, of Columbia, for Respondents.

Lana Blackmon appeals a circuit court order, claiming: (1) the court erred in construing parts of her late husband's ambiguous will; and (2) the court erred in removing her as personal representative of her husband's estate.

Frank M. Cisa, of Mt. Pleasant, for Appellant. Andrew David Grimes, of North Charleston, for Respondent.

TKS Construction appeals from an order of default, arguing: (1) service was improper; (2) Ashley Engineering is not entitled to a mechanic's lien; (3) Ashley Engineering is not entitled to attorney's fees; and (4) TKS's cash bond discharged the real property from the mechanic's lien.

Acting Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., of Columbia, and Donald V. Myers, of Lexington, for Respondent.

James appeasl the circuit court's denial of his motion for a directed verdict as to the charges of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine within proximity of a school. He contends the State failed to produce substantial circumstantial evidence of the "intent" element.

James Arthur Brown, Jr., of Beaufort, 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 Randolph Murdaugh, III, of Hampton, for Respondent.

Brown appeals his conviction for distribution of cocaine. He argues the trial judge erred in refusing to charge the jury the defense of entrapment.

J. Graham Sturgis, Jr., of Charleston, Michael O. Crain, Gary G. Blasingame, and Henry G. Garrard, III, all of Athens, GA, for Appellant. Stephen L. Brown and Carol B. Ervin, both of Charleston, for Respondents Carol Graf, MD, individually, and Carol Graf, MD & Assoc. PA.

In this novel and unique factual scenario, the Appellants posit two causes of action: (1) a common law theory of negligence, and (2) a per se theory of negligence. Without identifying all issues encapsulated in the appeal, two novel issues are reviewed: (1) Does S.C. Code Ann. Section 20-7-510 (the "Reporting Statute") give rise to a private cause of action under certain facts and circumstances; and (2) Is a treating physician liable and responsible for failure to warn and/or report the predilection for child molestation of her pediatrician patient when there is no physician/patient relationship of the alleged victim to the psychiatrist.

Carroll D. Padgett, Jr., of Loris, for Appellant. Kathryn M. Cook, of North Myrtle Beach, for Respondents.

In this civil action, the Court reviews the discretionary authority reposed in a circuit judge under Rule 24(a),SCRCP, in a motion to intervene as a third party.

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, all of Columbia, and Solicitor Thomas E. Pope, of York, for Appellant. Christopher A. Wellborn, of Rock Hill,for Respondent.

In this D.U.I. case, the State appeals the suppression of a breath analysis test at trial, arguing that failure to videotape the mandatory twenty minute pre-test period, as called for in S.C. Code Ann. Section 56-5-2950 (Supp. 2003) should not automatically result in suppression of the test results.

The following two cases will be heard jointly:

Ronald Stewart Gaynor, of Pawleys Island, and William S. Duncan, of Georgetown, for Appellant. Otis A. Jeffcoat, III, of Myrtle Beach, and Marian Dawn Nettles, of Lake City, for Respondents.

These combined appeals arise from a will contest and concern the denial of petitioners' request for removal of the case to circuit court and a jury trial.

Ronald Stewart Gaynor, of Pawleys Island, and William S. Duncan, of Georgetown, for Appellant. Otis A. Jeffcoat, III, of Myrtle Beach, and Marian Dawn Nettles, of Lake City, for Respondents.

These combined appeals arise from a will contest and concern the denial of petitioners' requests for removal of the case to circuit court and a jury trial.

Melvin Richardson Hyman, Jr., of Charleston, for Appellant. Charles J. Hupfer, Jr., and John R. Chase, both of Florence, for Respondent Sara H. Hyman. Maintzie Caroline Gugliotti, of Charleston, pro se. Mary Caroline Hyman and Benjamin Fraser Hyman, of Savannah, GA, pro se.

In this civil action, the Court reviews the Appellant's claim that a will was erroneously interpreted. The court determines whether or not the will contains a latent ambiguity and analyzes the propriety of considering extrinsic evidence to detemine the intent of the testator.

William S. Brown and Jeffrey W. Newman, of Greenville, for Appellants. E. Glenn Elliott, Robert E. Lee, and Samuel F. Arthur, III, of Florence, for Respondent.

The issue on appeal is whether a condominium association can be a third-party beneficiary of a provision in a rental agreement between a unit owner and a resident requiring that the resident pay for damage to the condominium property caused by the resident, the resident's family, or the resident's guests.

Chalmers Carey Johnson, of Charleston, for Appellant. Reginald W. Belcher, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this employment scenario, the Court analyzes the following issues: (1) did the written policies of Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission alter the Appellant's at-will status; (2) did the Appellant remain an at-will employee when the Respondent placed him on probation; and (3) did the Respondent breach the alleged contract of probation in terminating the Appellant's employment?

Robert A. McKenzie, of Columbia, and Mark A. Stephens, of Birmingham, AL, for Appellant. Mark C. Wilby, of Augusta, GA, for Respondent.

This is an action under the Federal Employers Liability Act. The plaintiff, Harry Montgomery, appeals the grant of summary judgment to CSX Transportation on the ground of insufficient evidence that CSX had breached a duty to Montgomery.

Calvin C. Harmon, of Greenville, for Appellant-Respondent. David H. Keller, for Respondents-Appellants. J. Lynn Shook, of Greenville, for Respondent.

In this workers' compensation case, the Court analyzes: (1) the interrelationship and efficacy of injuries to a claimant's right leg on three occasions: (a) January 16, 1998; (b) October 5, 2000; and (c) May 22, 2001; (2) subject matter jurisdiction; (3) statute of limitations; and (4) liability of two different carriers as to medical costs and temporary total benefits.

Chalmers Carey Johnson, of Charleston, for Appellants. G. Dana Sinkler, of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this civl action, the Court reviews the Appellants' claim that an employment contract existed which altered their at-will status. Further, the Court analyzes the employee handbook provisions to determine whether Respondent had a reasonable good faith belief that Appellants violated Company Rules Group I so as to authorize immediate discharge disciplinary action.