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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, May 14, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3477   Norma Drew, Petitioner v. Waffle House, Inc., Respondent.

James B. Richardson, Jr., of Richardson & Birdsong, of Columbia; and Samuel L. Svalina, of Svalina Law Firm, of Beaufort, for Petitioner. E. Mitchell Griffith, of Griffith, Sadler & Sharp, of Beaufort; Weyman T. Johnson, Jr., Nancy E. Rafuse David E. Gevertz and R. Lawrence Ashe, Jr., all of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, of Atlanta, GA, for Respondent.
 10:00 a.m.
3478   Unisun Insurance, Respondent v. Bruce Hawkins, Tony Hawkins and Ruby Hawkins, Defendants, of whom Bruce Hawkins is Petitioner.

Robert D. Moseley, Jr., of Leatherwood, Walker, Todd & Mann, of Greenville; and H. Brent Fortson, of Greenville, for Petitioner. John F. Martin, of Martin Law Firm, of Charleston, for Respondent.
 10:30 a.m.
3479   South Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Companies, a South Carolina Corporation, Petitioner v. James Chandler, Respondent.

William W. Doar, Jr., and D. Michael Henthorne, both of McNair Law Firm, of Georgetown, for Petitioner. William Joseph Barr, of the Barr Law Firm, of Kingstree, for Respondent.
 11:00 a.m.
3480   Isiah Rudy Loadholt, in his capacity as Sheriff of Hampton County, Petitioner v. South Carolina State Budget and Control Board, Division of General Services, Insurance Reserve Fund, Respondent v. Sherry Capers, Tounda Taylor and Kim Davenport, Petitioners.

William T. Toal, of Johnson, Toal & Battiste, of Columbia, for Petitioner Isiah Rudy Loadholt. Joel D. Bailey, of The Bailey Law Firm, of Beaufort, for Petitioners Sherry Capers, Tounda Taylor and Kim Davenport. Andrew F. Lindemann and William H. Davidson, II, both of Davidson, Morrison & Lindemann, of Columbia, for Respondent. Edward Allen Frazier, of Lexington, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Trial Lawyer's Association.
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3482   The State, Petitioner v. Sally Caulder Parker and Timothy Kirby, Respondents.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Jay E. Hodge, Jr., of Darlington, for Petitioner. Katherine Carruth Link, of Columbia; and South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Respondents.

 10:00 a.m.
3487   Marcus A. Joseph, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent. (Clarendon County)

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, 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 Douglas E. Leadbitter, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

 10:30 a.m.
3492   Marcus A. Joseph, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent. (Jasper County)

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, 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 Douglas E. Leadbitter, all of Columbia, for Respondent
Thursday, May 16, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3483   The State, Respondent v. Bobby Wayne Stone, Appellant.

Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, 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 and Assistant Attorney General S. Creighton Waters, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Cecil Kelly Jackson, of Sumter, for Respondent.
 10:30 a.m.
3485   Theresa Ann Baldwin, Personal Representative of the Estate of John G. Baldwin, Respondent v. Robert Peoples, Petitioner.

Karl S. Brehmer, of Brown & Brehmer, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Bryan D. Ramey, Joel D. Bieber and Samuel D. Harms, all of The Joel Bieber Firm, of Easley, for Respondent.
 11:00 a.m.
3486   In the Matter of Curtis Murph, Jr., Respondent.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon and Assistant Deputy Attorney General J. Emory Smith, Jr., both of Columbia, for the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Curtis Murph, Jr., of Columbia, pro se.
Wednesday, May 29, 2002
 09:30 a.m.
3488   Christine Elledge and Ginger A. Sierra, by her Guardian ad Litem, Christine Elledge, Respondents v. Richland/Lexington School District Five, Petitioner.

M. Jane Turner, Andrea E. White and James D. Pike, all of Duff,Turner, White & Boykin, of Columbia, for Petitioner. James C. Anders, Thad L. Myers, Cheryl F. Perkins and Tressa T. Haynes, all of James C. Anders, P.A. & Associates, of Columbia, for Respondents.

 10:00 a.m.
3489   The State, Respondent v. Michael J. Passaro, Appellant.

Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, 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, all of Columbia; and Solicitor J. Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondent.
 10:30 a.m.
3490   Jane V. Smith, Petitioner v. Virginia M. King, Daniel W. Stacey, as agent for Virginia M. King and J. Diane Kohlhaas, Zoning Administrator of Georgetown County, of whom Virginia M. King, is Respondent and J. Diane Kohlhaas, Zoning Administrator of Georgetown County is Petitioner.

Jack M. Scoville, Jr., of Georgetown, for Petitioner J. Diane Kohlhass. William B. Regan, of Charleston, for Petitioner Jane V. Smith. David J. Gundling, of Pawleys Island, for Respondent.
 11:00 a.m.
3491   The State, Respondent v. Stephen Ray Ellenburg, Petitioner.

Tara Dawn Shurling, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, Assistant Attorney General Deborah R. J. Shupe, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Druanne D. White, of Anderson, for Respondent.
Thursday, May 30, 2002
 10:00 a.m.
3494   Total Environmental Solutions, Inc., Respondent v. South Carolina Public Service Commission, Foxwood Hills Property Owners Association, Steven W. Hamm, Consumer Advocate for the State of South Carolina, and Ernest Campbell, of whom South Carolina Public Service Commission is Respondent and Foxwood Hills Property Owners Association, Inc. is Appellant. Total Environmental Solutions, Inc., Respondent v. Foxwood Hills Property Owners Association, the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs, Ernest Campbell, and the South Carolina Public Service Commission, of whom Foxwood Hills Property Owners Association is Appellant and South Carolina Public Service Commission is Respondent. Foxwood Hills Property Owners Association, Appellant v. The South Carolina Public Service Commission, Total Environmental Solutions, Inc., and Steven W. Hamm, Consumer Advocate for South Carolina, of whom the South Carolina Public Service Commission and Total Environmental Solutions, Inc. are Respondents.

Henry Asby Fulmer, III, of Fulmer Law Firm, of Summerville, for Appellant. Fred David Butler, of Columbia, for Respondent South Carolina Public Service Commission. John F. Beach and John J. Pringle, Jr., of Beach Law Firm, of Columbia, for Respondent Total Environmental Solutions, Inc.

 10:30 a.m.
3495   In the Matter of Mack Arthur Smith, Respondent. (200120073)

Attorney General Charles M. Condon and Senior Assistant Attorney General James G. Bogle, Jr., both of Columbia, for the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Mack Arthur Smith, of Florence, pro se.
 10:30 a.m.
3500   In the Matter of Mack Arthur Smith, Respondent. (200122290)

Attorney General Charles M. Condon and Senior Assistant Attorney General James G. Bogle, Jr., both of Columbia, for the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Mack Arthur Smith, of Florence, pro se.

 

Cases to be Submitted Without Oral Argument

Jessie Holland, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent. (Anderson County)

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.

Jessie Holland, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent. (Pickens County)

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.

Maurice A. Odom, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda H. Haile, 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 Donald J. Zelenka and Senior Assistant Attorney General Kenneth P. Woodington, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Ray Gilchrist, 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 and Assistant Attorney General Edgar R. Donnald, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Shawn Pauling, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

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 B. Allen Bullard, Jr., and Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth R. McMahon, all of Columbia, for Respondent.