R. Bentz Kirby, of Orangeburg, for Appellant. James B. Jackson, Jr, of Santee, for Respondents.

In this land dispute involving a road on Thelease Kelley’s property that leads to the property of Lee Snyder and his father Harry Snyder (Respondents), Kelley appeals the master’s order granting Respondents a prescriptive easement over the road “for ingress and egress” from their property to a public road.

Rolf Mouin Baghdady, of Chapin, for Appellants. Timothy James Wood Muller, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Danube Valley Exports appeals from the circuit court's order requiring Danube Valley Exports to vacate its leased premises and pay past due rent to the owner of the leased premises, Respondent Elizabeth Livingston. Danube Valley Exports claims the circuit court erroneously applied an ejectment statute when it ordered vacation of the premises and payment of rent because Danube Valley Exports never objected to vacating the premises, only to the amount of rent due.

James H. Moss, of Beaufort, for Appellants. David W. Overstreet and Douglas W. Mackelcan, of Charleston, for Respondent Lowcountry Real Estate. Ralph E. Tupper, of Beaufort, for Respondent 303 Associates, LLC.

This appeal arises out of a real property dispute between J.N. and Laura Veronie and 303 Associates, LLC (303) and Lowcountry Real Estate (Lowcountry). Appellants claim the trial court erred in granting 303 and Lowcountry's motions for summary judgment and dismissal without the completion of any discovery.

Robert Allen Mullins, of Augusta, Georgia, for Appellant. Herbert E. Buhl, III, of Columbia, for Respondents.

In this ecclesiastical dispute wherein church trustees and deacons of Mount Canaan Baptist Church (Respondents) sought to enjoin G.L. Brightharp from continuing to act as Pastor and reinstate Respondents to their former positions, Brightharp appeals the trial court's order finding him in contempt, arguing the trial court erred in: (1) assuming subject matter jurisdiction; (2) ordering Brightharp reinstate Respondents to their former positions as trustees and deacons; and (3) holding it had subject matter jurisdiction to declare any actions taken by the church after September 11, 2007 affecting the status of Respondents and affairs of the church null and void.

D. Ryan McCabe and Stephanie C. Trotter, of Columbia, for Appellant. Robert C. Ashley, of Columbia, for Respondent

On appeal from the master-in-equity, Highlands Property Owners Association challenges the master's determination that Respondent Shumaker's seven lots within the Highlands development were not subject to assessments levied by the Association pursuant to the restrictive covenant governing the development. The Association argues the master erred in failing to establish a lien against Shumaker's lots and further in failing to foreclose upon the lien because Shumaker was subject to this restrictive covenant at all relevant times.

Larry C. Brandt, of Walhalla, for Appellant. Donna L. McCall and Grady L. Beard, of Columbia, for Respondents.

In this Workers' Compensation case, Appellant, Donna McCall, contends the Commission erred in affirming the Hearing Commissioner's admission of medical records and denial of Appellant's claim.

Stephen Benjamin Samuels, of Columbia, for Appellant. Michael W. Burkett, of Columbia, for Respondents.

In this workers' compensation appeal, the employee, Mr. Cranford, challenges the Commission's findings that he was not entitled to temporary disability compensation, permanent partial disability compensation, and additional medical treatment for injuries he incurred while working for his employer, Hutchinson Construction. Additionally, Mr. Cranford contends the Commission erred in failing to make specific findings regarding whether he had reached maximum medical improvement and in implicitly finding he had reached maximum medical improvement, despite lay and medical evidence that indicated otherwise.

C. Mitchell Brown and A. Mattison Bogan, of Columbia, and Stephen L. Brown and Jeffrey J. Wiseman, of Charleston, for Appellants. John P. Henry and Phillip Coleman Thompson, of Conway, for Respondent.

In this construction defect case, Appellants, Heritage Communities, Inc. (HCI), Heritage Magnolia North, Inc., and Buildstar Corporation (Buildstar), challenge the circuit court's ruling that Appellants were amalgamated. Appellants also challenge the circuit court's admission of evidence of construction defects at other condominium projects undertaken by HCI and Buildstar.

Appellate Defender Lanelle Durant, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General Mark R. Farthing, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

James Robert Nash appeals from his convictions of criminal sexual conduct with a minor first degree and lewd act on a minor under sixteen years of age, arguing the trial court erred in: (1) denying his request for a continuance; (2) qualifying an expert witness; (3) allowing the solicitor during closing arguments to discuss a new concept and term not presented in evidence; and (4) admitting two prior bad acts of sexual assault.

Appellate Defender Elizabeth Franklin-Best, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General David Spencer, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Reico Welch appeals his conviction for first-degree burglary, arguing the circuit court improperly considered three prior out-of-state offenses for breaking and entering that were consolidated into a single judgment against him. Welch claims the circuit court impermissibly considered this single conviction as three convictions, which resulted in an improper enhanced sentence of first-degree burglary.

Dominic Allen Starr, of Myrtle Beach, for Appellant. Jospeh S. McCue, of Collins & Lacy, of Columbia, for Respondent.

This appeal addresses the question of whether the trial court erred in finding the use of a motor vehicle owned by Appellant was causally connected to a motor vehicle collision.

Amy V. Cofield, of Lexington, for Appellant. Duke K. McCall, Jr. and Zandra L. Johnson, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

Appellant South Carolina Workers' Compensation Uninsured Employer's Fund (the Fund) appeals from a declaratory judgment vacating a lien placed by the Fund against Respondent On Time Transportation, Inc. On appeal, the Fund argues these claims have already been adjudicated by the Workers' Compensation Commission.

James Moss, of Beaufort, for Appellant. J. Thomas Mikell, of Beaufort, for Respondent.

Appellant Helene Dowling appeals from a jury verdict awarding Respondent Christopher T. Godley $10,000 in actual damages and $40,000 in punitive damages. On appeal, Dowling claims the trial court erred in directing a verdict on Godley's cause of action for trespass, in allowing certain testimony, in failing to direct a verdict as to damages, and in allowing the jury to consider punitive damages.

Tobias Ward, Jr. and J. Derrick Jackson, of Columbia, for Appellant. Jeffrey M. Anderson, of Lexington, for Respondent Lexington County Board of Zoning Appeals. James Edward Bradley, of West Columbia, for Respondents.

Margie Kay Black appeals the circuit court's affirmation of the Lexington County Board of Zoning Appeals' approval of Bill Reilly's application for a zoning variance.

Timothy G. Quinn and Natalie J. Quinn, of Columbia, for Appellants. Eugene Charles Fulton, Jr, of Columbia, for Respondent Longcreek Plantation Property Owners' Association. Alfred Johnston Cox, of Columbia, and Carlos W. Gibbons, of Columbia, for Respondent Fairways Development

This is an action involving the enforcement of restrictive covenants.

Thomas Ryan Phillips, of Charleston, for Appellant. Mark Andrew Redmond, of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this domestic action, Barbara S. McGowin (Wife) contends the family court erred in treating Jeffrey D. McGowin's (Husband) alimony obligation as rehabilitative rather than permanent and periodic, or, in the alternative, the trial court abused its discretion in its decision to terminate Husband's alimony obligation. Also, Wife argues the trial court abused its discretion by denying her request for attorney's fees.

William E. Booth, III, of West Columbia, for Appellant. Ronald R. Hall, of West Columbia, for Respondent.

Jane Harden Stone appeals Master in Equity's grant of twenty foot wide prescriptive easement over her property to John D. Austin.

Gregory Samuel Forman, of Charleston, for Appellant/Respondent. Stephen L. Brown, Wilbur E. Johnson, and Russell G. Hines, of Charleston, for Respondent/Appellant.

Respondent/Appellant College of Charleston terminated Appellant/Respondent Dr. Robin Bowers, a tenured professor, for violating the College's policy. After exhausting the appeals process at the College, Bowers appealed to the Administrative Law Court (ALC), which affirmed. On appeal, Bowers argues the ALC erred in affirming the College's decision to terminate him. On cross-appeal, the College argues the ALC erred in requiring the College to pay Bowers throughout the pendency of his appeal.

David Guy Pagliarini, of Daniel Island, for Appellant. John F. Emerson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Appellant Drayton Hall Charter Elementary School, Inc. appeals from the denial of its application to convert to charter status. The Administrative Law Court (ALC) affirmed the decision by Respondent Charleston County School District Board of Trustees (the Board). On appeal, Drayton Hall argues the Board erred in holding a second vote after its first vote failed to deny Drayton Hall's application and in violating section 59-40-70(C) of the South Carolina Code (Supp. 2010).

M. Dawes Cooke and K. Michael Barfield, of Charleston, for Appellants. Neil S. Haldrup, of Charleston, and Charles E. Carpenter, Jr., of Columbia, for Respondent.

This appeal arises out of a contract for the conveyance of real property. D.R. Horton, Inc. (Horton) brought this action against Wescott Land Company, LLC (Wescott) for breach of contract. Wescott counterclaimed against Horton asserting claims of breach of contract, unfair trade practices, abuse of process, malicious prosecution, breach of contract accompanied by a fraudulent act, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, and slander of title. Wescott's owner, Thomas R. Hawkins, was added as a counterclaimant, asserting the same claims against Horton. The trial court granted Horton summary judgment on all of Wescott's counterclaims, except its claim for breach of contract, and granted summary judgment on all of Hawkins' counterclaims. On appeal, Wescott and Hawkins assert error in the grant of summary judgment in favor of Horton on the claims for slander of title, unfair trade practices, abuse of process, malicious prosecution, breach of contract accompanied by a fraudulent act, and tortious interference with prospective contractual relations.

Grover Cleveland Seaton, IV, of Moncks Corner, and Justin O'Toole Lucey, of Mt. Pleasant, for Appellant. Donald Bruce Clark, of Charleston, for Respondent.

John C. Dangerfield appeals the circuit court's determination that he was liable for a debt owed to Adam's Outdoor Advertising under a contract between the parties.

Melvin Dean Bannister, of Columbia, for Appellant. Brian Dumas, of Columbia, for Respondent.

C. Mitchell Brown, William C. Wood, Jr., Brian P. Crotty, and A. Mattison Bogan, of Columbia, for Appellants. Amy L. Gaffney, of Columbia, for Appellants. Robert L. Widener and Richard J. Morgan, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this civil action, Emmett Scully, Synergetic, Inc. (Synergetic), George Corbin, and Yvonne Yarborough contend the trial court erred in (1) reforming the jury's damages verdicts without providing the option of a new trial, (2) failing to require an election of remedies, (3) admitting into evidence the Order granting a temporary injunction, (4) admitting into evidence Allegro, Inc.'s (Allegro) expert report, (5) certifying Daniel McHenry as an expert, (6) excluding evidence relating to the issue of Allegro's damages, and (7) failing to grant motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) as to the claims for civil conspiracy, breach of contract, breach of contract accompanied by a fraudulent act, fraud, and negligent misrepresentation.

Richard A. Harpootlian and Graham L. Newman, of Columbia, for Appellants/Respondents. Thomas C. Salane, of Columbia, for Respondent/Appellant. Charles E. Carpenter, Jr. and Carmon Ganjehsaini, of Columbia, for Respondent/Appellant.

In these cross appeals, Lawrence Keeter, Ronald Keeter, and Rebecca Keeter appeal the trial court's order (1) requiring them to elect remedies and (2) denying the entry of a general damages verdict that aggregated the total damages the jury awarded for various claims. Alpine Towers International, Inc. appeals the trial court's denial of its motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict on all of the Keeters' claims and on the jury's award of punitive damages. It also appeals the trial court's denial of a new trial absolute based upon the trial court's refusal to allow the jury to consider the fault of Fort Mill High School when apportioning fault between the defendants named in the suit.

Everett P. Godfrey, Jr., of Greenville, for Appellant. H. Michael Spivey and Melissa D. Spivey, of Mauldin, for Respondent. Robert A. Clark, of Greenville, for Guardian Ad Litem.

In this family law action, Wife appeals arguing the family court erred in issuing a divorce decree without setting forth the specific findings of fact and conclusions of law that support the decision. Wife furthers contends the family court erred in awarding custody of the parties’ children to Husband as he has a history of violence and exposed the children to other women after he and Wife separated.

Duke K. McCall, Jr., of Greenville, for Appellants/Respondents. Andrew Carl Barr, of Greenville, for Respondent-Appellant.

In this workers' compensation cross-appeal, Hollingsworth appeals the Workers' Compensation Commission's decision to grant Hendrix disability benefits based on full-time as opposed to part-time wages. Hendrix appeals the Commission's finding that his cervical spine injury was not a causally-related injury.

Appellate Defender Kathrine H. Hudgins, South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General Mark R. Farthing, Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Danny V. Butler and Henrietta U. Golding, of Myrtle Beach, for Appellants. J. Jackson Thomas, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondent.

Appellants initiated this action to collect on two promissory notes, individually and on behalf of two limited liability companies. On appeal, Appellants argue eleven issues contending the special referrer's order erred in its findings on the entitlement of the notes, guarantor liability, breach of fiduciary duty, collection of an assignment, and the amount of damages.

Robert N. Rosen, of Charleston, for Appellant. Cynthia Barrier Patterson, of Columbia, for Appellant. Robbie Forrester Gardner, III, of Hartsville, and Marian D. Nettles, of Lake City, for Respondent.

In this divorce appeal, Wife argues the family court erred in (1) awarding Wife rehabilitative alimony instead of permanent periodic alimony; (2) awarding Wife less than half of her attorney's fees; (3) setting a cutoff date for the accrual of post-judgment interest before the judgment was satisfied; and (4) refusing to hold Franklin in contempt for delaying his payments to Wife.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Appellant. Appellate Defender LaNelle DuRant, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The State appeals the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Orlando Williams. The circuit court found the State raised no genuine issue of material fact to establish Williams was likely to re-offend with a sexually violent act as contemplated by section 44-48-30 of the South Carolina Code.

Appellate Defender Kathrine Hudgins, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Attorney General William Edgar Salter, III, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this criminal appeal, Phipps argues the trial court erred in refusing to dismiss the indictment when the State lost a cassette tape Phipps claims contained exculpatory evidence of third party guilt. Phipps also argues the trial court erred in refusing to allow defense counsel to question an investigator about an anonymous tip implicating a third party in the crime.

Assistant Appellate Defender Breen Stevens, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Deborah R. J. Shupe, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

James Arthur Norton was convicted of criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. He appeals, arguing the trial court erred in permitting a police officer to testify to medical observations and conclusions beyond the scope of the officer's expertise.

John Dennis Delgado, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this criminal case, Frances J. Moore appeals the trial court's overruling of his motion for a mistrial based upon the admission of witness testimony relaying statements made by a co-defendant that implicate Moore.

Michael J. Jordan and David T. Pearlman, of Goose Creek, for Appellant. Natalie Byars Fisher, of Charleston, for Respondents.

In this workers' compensation case, Judy Barnes appeals the Appellate Panel's determination that a fall suffered while hurrying to check her supervisor's e-mail did not constitute an accident arising out of her employment.

Michael E. Atwater, of Rock Hill, and Christopher Davis, of Rock Hill, for Appellant. Lee Cannon Weatherly, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Shannon Ranucci appeals the circuit court’s dismissal of her Notice of Intent to File Suit for medical malpractice, arguing the circuit court erred in finding her medical expert's affidavit was not timely filed and in reading sections 15-79-125 and 15-36-100 of the South Carolina Code independently of one another.