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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, April 2, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3462   William R. McClanahan, individually and on behalf of Richland County Landowners and Taxpayers similarly situated, Appellants v. Richland County Council and Richland County Planning Commission, Respondents.

Gerald M. Finkel and Robert E. Culver, both of Finkel & Altman, of Charleston, for Appellant. M. Elizabeth Crum, Jane W. Trinkley and Deborah Ann Hottell, all of McNair Law Firm, of Columbia, for Respondents.
 10:00 a.m.
3458   Charles Harvey, Appellant v. Dr. Glen Strickland and Surgical Associates of South Carolina, Respondents.

Calvin A. Rouse, of Augusta, GA, for Appellant. Charles E. Carpenter, Jr., George C. Beighley and S. Elizabeth Brosnan, all of Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter & Robinson, of Columbia, for Respondents.
 10:30 a.m.
3459   Jody Lee Haselden, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Carolyn H. Hill, deceased, Respondent v. S. Perry Davis, M. D., Petitioner.

Charles E. Hill and Teresa A. Arnold, both of Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Larry C. Brandt; and Leslie Jay Shayne, both of Walhalla, for Respondent. Gray T. Culbreath, of Collins & Lacy, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association. George R. Burnett, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Wednesday, April 3, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3460   Robert H. Wood, Petitioner v. Pukavadee H. Wood, Respondent.

William Randall Phipps, of Phipps & Geis, of Hilton Head Island, for Petitioner. Jack D. Simrill, of Hilton Head Island, for Respondent.
 10:00 a.m.
3461   Lt. J. A. Fleming, Jr., Respondent v. Boykin Rose and James Caulder, Defendants, of whom Boykin Rose is Petitioner.

James A. Stuckey and Alexia Pittas-Giroux, both of Stuckey Law Offices, of Charleston, for Petitioner. John A. O'Leary, of Columbia; and John S. Nichols, of Bluestein & Nichols, of Columbia, for Respondent. Jay Bender, of Baker, Ravenel & Bender, of Columbia, for Amici Curiae South Carolina Broadcasters Association and South Carolina Press Association.
 10:30 a.m.
3457   Ocean Winds Council of Co-Owners, Inc., Plaintiff v. Auto Owners Insurance Company, Defendant.

Walter Henry Bundy, Jr., of Smith, Bundy, Bybee & Barnett, of Mt. Pleasant; William Jefferson Leath, Jr., and Timothy W. Bouch, both of Leath, Bouch & Crawford, of Charleston, for Plaintiff. Robert H. Hood, Robert H. Hood, Jr., and Deborah H. Sheffield, all of Hood Law Firm, of Charleston, for Defendant.
Thursday, April 4, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3463   Emma Beacham, Employee, Claimant, Petitioner v. Wangner Systems, Inc., Employer, and Travelers Insurance Company, Carrier, Respondents.

William H. Ehlies, II, of Greenville, for Petitioner. Jeffrey S. Jones, of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., of Greenville, for Respondents.
 10:00 a.m.
3464   The State, Petitioner v. James Anthony Primus, Respondent.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Robert E. Bogan and Assistant Attorney General Melody J. Brown, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Walter M. Bailey, Jr., of Summerville, for Petitioner. Chief Attorney Daniel T. Stacey, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia; and Katherine Carruth Link, of Columbia, for Respondent.
 10:30 a.m.
3465   The State, Respondent v. Charles E. Watson, II, Appellant.

Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda H. Haile, 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 Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey A. Jacobs, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Druanne Dykes White, of Anderson, for Respondent.
Tuesday, April 16, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3466   Lester W. Norton, Respondent v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Petitioner.

Keith D. Munson, of Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, of Greenville, for Petitioner. John D. Whisenhunt, Jr., of Florence; and David S. Schnitzer, of Bondurant & Appleton, of Portsmouth, VA, for Respondent.
 10:30 a.m.
3468   Carolyn J. McCraw, Employee, Respondent v. Mary Black Hospital, Employer, and PHT Services, Ltd., Carrier, Petitioners.

David Hill Keller, of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., of Greenville, for Petitioners. Danny R. Smith, of Spartanburg; and Deborah R. J. Shupe, of Louthian Law Firm, of Columbia, for Respondent.
Wednesday, April 17, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3469   Barry Carson, Respondent v. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Petitioner.

Charles T. Speth, II, of Haynsworth, Baldwin, Johnson & Greaves, of Columbia; and D. Christopher Lauderdale, of Haynsworth, Baldwin, Johnson & Greaves, of Greenville, for Petitioner. John A. O’Leary, of Columbia; and John S. Nichols, of Bluestein & Nichols, of Columbia, for Respondent.
 10:00 a.m.
3470   Patricia T. Antley, Petitioner v. William M. Shepherd, individually, and Aiken County, Respondent.

Herbert W. Louthian, Sr., and Deborah R. J. Shupe, both of Louthian Law Firm, of Columbia, for Petitioner. William H. Davidson, II, and James M. Davis, Jr., both of Davidson, Morrison and Lindemann, of Columbia, for Respondent.
 10:30 a.m.
3471   F & D Electrical Contractors, Inc., Petitioner v. Powder Coaters, Inc., and BG Holding Co. f/k/a Colite Industries, Inc., Defendants, of whom BG Holding Co. f/k/a Colite Industries, Inc. is Respondent.

E. Wade Mullins, III, of Bruner, Powell, Robbins, Wall & Mullins, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Theodore D. Willard, Jr., of Montgomery, Patterson, Potts & Willard, of Columbia, for Respondent.

 

Cases to be Submitted Without Oral Argument

Antoine Cutner, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Chief Attorney Daniel T. Stacey, 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.

James Scott Nickles, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Richard C. Jones, of Sumter, for Petitioner. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Deputy Attorney General B. Allen Bullard, Jr., and Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth McMahon, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Roderick L. Green, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Capers G. Barr, III, of Charleston, for Petitioner. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant 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.

Larry L. Linen, 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 and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Douglas J. Hill, Respondent v. State of South Carolina, 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 Petitioner. Assistant Appellate Defender Tara Taggart, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Respondent.