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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, March 5, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3438   Melvin E. Lanham, Respondent v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina, Inc., Petitioner.

Hoover C. Blanton and Ruskin C. Foster, both of McCutchen, Blanton, Rhodes & Johnson, of Columbia, for Petitioner. James B. Richardson, Jr., and J. Layne Birdsong, both of Richardson & Birdsong, of Columbia, for Respondent.
 10:00 a.m.
3439   Daniel Edwards, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Chief Attorney Daniel T. Stacey and Assistant Appellate Defender Eleanor Duffy Cleary, both 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 William Bryan Dukes, all of Columbia, for Respondent.
 10:30 a.m.
3444   Robert Frasier, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Assistant Appellate Defender Eleanor Duffy Cleary, 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 Deputy Attorney General B. Allen Bullard, Jr., all of Columbia, for Respondent.
Wednesday, March 6, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3440   The State, Respondent v. Daniel Alexander Walker, Petitioner.

Melvin L. Roberts, of Roberts & D'Agostino, of York, for Petitioner. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, Assistant Attorney General Melody J. Brown, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Thomas E. Pope, of York, for Respondent.
 10:00 a.m.
3441   Ex Parte: The Department of Health and Environmental Control, Petitioner. In Re: The State, Respondent v. John Doe, Defendant.

E. Katherine Wells and Cheryl H. Bullard, both of South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Robert E. Bogan, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Druanne Dykes White, of Anderson, for Respondent. Robert A. Gamble of Anderson, for Defendant.
Tuesday, March 19, 2002

Arguments on March 19, 2002 will be held at the Charleston County Historical Courthouse at Broad and Meeting Streets in Charleston
 09:30 a.m.
3443   Dennis Nelson, Deceased Employee, By and Through His Estate, Respondent v. Yellow Cab Company, Employer, and Travelers Property Casualty Company, Carrier, Petitioners.

Johnnie W. Baxley, III, of Pratt-Thomas, Epting & Walker, P.A., of Charleston, for Petitioners. Carl H. Jacobson, of Uricchio, Howe & Krell, of Charleston, for Respondent.
 10:00 a.m.
3445   St. Andrews Public Service District, Respondent v. The City Council of the City of Charleston, Petitioner.

William B. Regan and Carl W. Stent, both of Regan, Cantwell & Stent, of Charleston, for Petitioner. Gregg E. Meyers, of Charleston, for Respondent. Robert E. Lyon, Jr. and M. Clifton Scott, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Association of Counties.
 10:30 a.m.
3446   Patricia Ferguson, individually and in behalf of the Estate of Howard D. Ferguson and in behalf of all others similarly situated, Petitioner v. Charleston Lincoln Mercury, Inc., Respondent.

Justin Lucey and John G. Brown, II, both of Justin O’Toole Lucey, P.A., of Mt. Pleasant; and M. Lee Robertson, Jr., of Robertson Law Firm, of Mount Pleasant, for Petitioner. Henry E. Grimball, of Buist, Moore, Smythe & McGee, of Charleston, for Respondent.
Wednesday, March 20, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3447   South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Petitioner, v. William H. Courtney, III, and Unisun Insurance Company, Defendants, of whom William H. Courtney, III, is Respondent.

M. M. Weinberg, Jr., and M. M. Weinberg, III, both of Weinberg, Brown & Curtis, of Sumter, for Petitioner. William Ceth Land and John C. Land, III, both of Land, Parker & Welch, of Manning, for Respondent.
 10:00 a.m.
3448   Riverwoods, LLC, North Bluff North Charleston, Limited Partnership, Brackenbrook North Charleston Limited Partnership, Arthur Booth, M.D., and Linda M. Booth, Respondents/Appellants v. The County of Charleston, Peggy A. Moseley in her official capacity as Charleston County Auditor, and D. Michael Huggins in his official capacity as Charleston County Assessor, Appellants/ Respondents.

County Attorney Joseph Dawson, III and Assistant County Attorney Bernard E. Ferrara, Jr., both of North Charleston; and Samuel W. Howell, IV, of Howell & Linkous, of Charleston, for Appellants-Respondents. G. Trenholm Walker, Andrew K. Epting, Jr., and Clayton B. McCullough, all of Pratt-Thomas, Epting & Walker, PA, of Charleston, for Respondents-Appellants. Burnet R. Maybank, III, of Nexsen, Pruet, Jacobs & Pollard, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Chamber of Commerce.
 10:30 a.m.
3449   The State, Respondent v. Jamie Mizzell and Jimmy Allen (Tootie) Mizzell, Petitioners.

Chief Attorney Daniel T. Stacey, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense,of Columbia; and Robert Edward Lominack, of Law Offices of David E. Bruck, of Columbia, for Petitioners. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Walter M. Bailey, Jr., of Summerville, for Respondent.
Thursday, March 21, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3450   The State, Respondent v. Alfred Timmons, Petitioner.

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, 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 Charles H. Richardson, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Edgar Lewis Clements, III, of Florence, for Respondent.
 10:00 a.m.
3451   Lynn W. Bazzle and Burt A. Bazzle, in a representative capacity on behalf of a class and for all others similarly situated, Respondents v. Green Tree Financial Corporation a/k/a Green Tree Acceptance Corporation a/k/a Green Tree Financial Services Corporation n/k/a Conseco Finance, Inc., Appellant.

Herbert W. Hamilton, of Kennedy, Covington, Lobdell & Hickman, of Rock Hill; Wilburn Brewer, Jr., and Robert C. Byrd, both of Nexsen, Pruet, Jacobs, Pollard & Robinson, of Charleston; and Alan S. Kaplinsky and Mark J. Levin, both of Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, of Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant. Mary Leigh Arnold, of Mt. Pleasant; and Steven W. Hamm, of Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter & Robinson, of Columbia; and Bradford P. Simpson, B. Randall Dong and D. Michal Kelly, all of Suggs & Kelly, of Columbia; Charles L.A. Terreni, of Columbia; and T. Alexander Beard, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondents. John T. Moore, B. Rush Smith, III, and Thad H. Westbrook, all of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, of Columbia; and Christopher R. Lipsett, Eric J. Mogilnicki and Christopher J. Meade, all of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, of New York, NY, for Amici Curiae American Bankers Association, American Financial Services Association, Consumer Bankers Association, South Carolina Bankers Association and South Carolina Merchants Association.et al.
 10:30 a.m.
3456   Daniel B. Lackey, George Buggs and Florine Buggs, in a representative capacity on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated, Respondents v. Green Tree Financial Corporation, a/k/a Green Tree Financial Corporation, a/k/a Green Tree Financial Services Corp., a/k/a Green Tree Acceptance Corp., n/k/a Conseco Finance, Inc., Appellant.

Herbert W. Hamilton, of Kennedy, Covington, Lobdell & Hickman, of Rock Hill; Wilburn Brewer, Jr., and Robert C. Byrd, both of Nexsen, Pruet, Jacobs, Pollard & Robinson, of Charleston; and Alan S. Kaplinsky and Mark J. Levin, both of Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, of Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant. Bradford P. Simpson, B. Randall Dong and D. Michael Kelly, all of Suggs & Kelly, of Columbia; Steven W. Hamm, of Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter & Robinson, P.A., of Columbia; Mary L. Arnold, of Mt. Pleasant; Charles L.A. Terreni, of Columbia; and T. Alexander Beard, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondents. John T. Moore, B. Rush Smith, III, and Thad H. Westbrook, all of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, of Columbia; and Christopher R. Lipsett, Eric J. Mogilnicki and Christopher J. Meade, all of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, of New York, NY, for Amici Curiae American Bankers Association, American Financial Services Association, Consumer Bankers Association, South Carolina Bankers Association and South Carolina Merchants Association.

 

Cases to be Submitted Without Oral Argument

George Rufus Wertz, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

George Rufus Wertz, of Turbeville, pro se. 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.

The State, Respondent v. Jeffrey M. Thompson, Appellant.

Thomas J. Thompson, of Townsend & Thompson, of Laurens, for Appellant. Chief Counsel Buford S. Mabry, Jr., Deputy Chief Counsel Paul S. League, and Assistant Chief Counsel James A. Quinn, all of South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, of Columbia, for Respondent.

John L. Cameron, Petitioner v State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Assistant Appellate Defender Eleanor Duffy Cleary, 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.

Guy W. Scott, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Tara Dawn Shurling, 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 Elizabeth R. McMahon, of Columbia, for Respondent.