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Supreme Court - Roster of Cases for Hearing

   
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.
Tuesday, February 5, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3418   Jason C. Bower, Respondent v. National General Insurance Company, Petitioner.

C. Mitchell Brown and William C. Wood, Jr., both of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Gene M. Connell, Jr., of Kelaher, Connell & Connor, of Surfside Beach, for Respondent.
 10:00 a.m.
3419   Roscoe Crawford, Appellant v. County of Marion, Respondent. ___ Milton Campbell, Appellant v. County of Marion, Respondent. ___ Ranson Thompson, Appellant v. County of Marion, Respondent. ___ Corrine Thompson, Appellant v. County of Marion, Respondent. ___ Minnie Davis, Appellant v. County of Marion, Respondent. ___ Albertine Robinson, Appellant v. County of Marion, Respondent.

Brenda Reddix-Smalls, of Reddix-Smalls & Carter, of Columbia, for Appellants. Hamilton Osborne, Jr., Russell B. Shetterly and Benjamin T. Zeigler, all of Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A., of Greenville, for Respondent.
 10:30 a.m.
3420   Charles B. James, Jr., Respondent v. Bevele E. James, Petitioner.

James A. Merritt, Jr., and Marlene T. Sipes, both of Berry, Quackenbush & Stuart, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Kathleen Moraska Ferri, of Vincent & Bostic, of Charleston, for Respondent.
Wednesday, February 6, 2002
 09:00 a.m.
3421   In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Paul Newman Allen, Appellant.

Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Deputy Attorney General Treva Ashworth, Senior Assistant Attorney General Kenneth P. Woodington and Assistant Attorney General Steven G. Heckler, all of Columbia, for Respondent.
 09:30 a.m.
3422   Brenda Lewis, Petitioner v. Inland Food Corporation d/b/a Burger King, Employer, and Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, Carrier, Respondents.

Joseph T. McElveen, Jr. and Kristi F. Curtis, both of Bryan, Bahnmuller, Goldman & McElveen, of Sumter, for Petitioner. Scott B. Garrett, of McAngus, Goudelock & Courie, of Columbia, for Respondents.
 10:00 a.m.
3423   Dewey Ackerman, Jr., deceased, and the Children of Dewey Ackerman, Jr., Petitioners v. 3-V Chemical, Inc., Employer, and Travelers Insurance Company, Respondents.

Preston F. McDaniel, of Columbia; Henry Eugene Trotter, of Columbia; and Robert Lucas Lumpkin, Jr., of Georgetown, for Petitioners. Harry B. Gregory, Jr., Tally, Malone, Thompson & Gregory, of Columbia, for Respondents.
Thursday, February 7, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3424   William Lewis, Respondent v. Premium Investment Corporation, Petitioner.

Linda Weeks Gangi, of The Thompson Law Firm, of Conway, for Petitioner. William Paul Young, of North Myrtle Beach, for Respondent.
 10:00 a.m.
3425   Ex Parte: John Martin Foster, Appellant. In Re: Thomas E. Pope as Solicitor, Respondent v. Jonathan Edward Pate and One 1987 Nissan Sentra Automobile (VIN #1N4PB22S3HC871896); Seven Hundred Ninety-Six and 67/100 ($796.67) Dollars in US Currency; One Arch Pager (Serial #1659257); One Alltel Mobile Phone (Serial #SWF1396E); and One Necklace-gold in color, Defendants.

John Martin Foster, of Rock Hill, pro se. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Deputy Attorney General Treva G. Ashworth, Assistant Deputy Attorney General J. Emory Smith, Jr., all of Columbia, for Respondent Office of the Attorney General. Kevin Scott Brackett, of York, for Respondent Thomas E. Pope as Solicitor. Lucy London McDow, of Rock Hill, for Amicus Curiae York County Bar Association. Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, of Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Defendant John Edward Pate.
Wednesday, February 20, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3430   Quality Trailer Products, Inc., Respondent v. CSL Equipment Company, Inc., and I Corp., Defendants, of whom I Corp. is Appellant.

Charles E. Carpenter, Jr., S. Elizabeth Brosnan and Alexander H. Twedt, all of Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter & Robinson, of Columbia, for Appellant. W. Mark White and W. Chaplin Spencer, Jr., both of Spencer & Spencer, of Rock Hill, for Respondent. Barron B. Mack, Jr., of Mack & Mack, of Fort Mill, for Defendant CSL Equipment Company, Inc.
 10:00 a.m.
3428   The State,Respondent v. Nathaniel White, Appellant.

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson; and Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, all of Columbia, for Respondent.
 10:30 a.m.
3429   Susan Jinks as Personal Representative of the Estate of Carl H. Jinks, Respondent v. Richland County and Dr. Charles Eskridge, Defendants, of whom Richland County is Appellant.

Andrew F. Lindemann, William H. Davidson, II, David L. Morrison and Alice Price Adams, all of Davidson, Morrison & Lindemann, of Columbia, for Appellant. James M. Griffin, of Simmons & Griffin, of Columbia; Bradford P. Simpson, Theile Branham and John D. Kassel, all of Suggs & Kelly, of Columbia, for Respondent.
Thursday, February 21, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3427   State of South Carolina, ex rel., Charlie Condon, Attorney General, Plaintiff v. James H. Hodges, Governor, State of South Carolina; James A. Lander, Comptroller General and Grady L. Patterson, Jr., State Treasurer, Defendants, and Glenn F.McConnell, President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate, Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr., Chairman of the Finance Committee of the South Carolina Senate, David H. Wilkins, Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives and Robert W. Harrell, Jr., Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the South Carolina House of Representatives, Intervenors.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Deputy Attorney General Treva Ashworth, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Robert D. Cook and Assistant Deputy Attorney General J. Emory Smith, Jr., all of Columbia, for Plaintiff. Dwight F. Drake and C. Mitchell Brown, both of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, of Columbia, for Defendants. Stephen P. Bates, of Columbia, Chief Legal Counsel to the Governor. H. Pierce McNair, Jr., and Helen Ann S. Thrower, both of Columbia, for Intervenor South Carolina House of Representatives. Michael R. Hitchcock and Geoffrey R. Penland, both of Columbia, for Intervenor South Carolina Senate. James E. Smith, Jr., of Smith, Ellis & Stuckey, of Columbia, for Amici Curiae Douglas Jennings, Jr., John L. Scott, Jr., J. Anne Parks, Vida O. Miller, Walton J. McLeod, Herb Kirsh and Mack T. Hines, Officers for and of the House of Democratic Caucus.
 10:00 a.m.
3431   Judy Mizell and John Mizell, Petitioners v. Dr. Alfred L. Glover and Alpine Podiatry Clinic, P.A., Respondents.

Gilbert Scott Bagnell, of Columbia; and Randall M. Eason, of Lancaster, for Petitioners. Monteith P. Todd, of Sowell, Gray, Stepp & Laffitte, of Columbia, for Respondents.
 10:30 a.m.
3432   Greg Williams and Bill Wines, Individually, and as Trustees and Members of the Christian Church of North Myrtle Beach, as Representatives of Others Similarly Situated as Members of The Christian Church of North Myrtle Beach, Harrill Lovelace and Clay Crowder, Individually and as Members of the Christian Church of North Myrtle Beach, and as Representative of Others Similarly Situated as Members of The Christian Church of North Myrtle Beach, and Darrel Hall, Respondents v. Joel Wilson, Danny Banks, J.W. Mullins, Bob Williamson and E. Richard Powell, Individually and as Present or Former Trustees of The Christian Church of North Myrtle Beach, Petitioners.

Randall K. Mullins and Elizabeth J. Saraniti, both of Mullins Law Firm, of North Myrtle Beach, for Petitioners. Robert L. Barnett, of Barnett & Wright of Myrtle Beach, for Respondents.
 11:00 a.m.
3411   The State, Petitioner v. John L. Connelly, Respondent.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John L. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, Assistant Attorney General Melody J. Brown, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Donald V. Myers, of Lexington, for Petitioner. Robert T. Williams, Sr., of Williams, Hendrix, Steigner & Brink, of Lexington, for Respondent.

 

Cases to be Submitted Without Oral Argument

Moscoe Rhodes, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina Respondent.

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Deputy Attorney General B. Allen Bullard, Jr., and Assistant Attorney General Douglas E. Leadbitter, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Kevin Osborne, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General B. Allen Bullard, Jr., and Assistant Attorney General David Spencer, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Freddie Jackson, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka and Assistant Attorney General William Bryan Dukes, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Charles Gardner, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General B. Allen Bullard, Jr., and Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth R.McMahon, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Ronald Wilson Legge, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Timothy Edward Meacham, of Jebaily, Glass & Meacham, of Florence, for Petitioner. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General B. Allen Bullard, Jr., and Assistant Attorney General William Bryan Dukes, all of Columbia, for Respondent.