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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, September 22, 2015
Supreme Court Courtroom
 09:30 a.m. (Time Limits: 10-10-5)  
2012-212006   William Alvin Hueble, Jr., Petitioner, v. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Eric Randall Vaughn, Defendants, Of Whom Eric Randall Vaughn is, Respondent.

Jonathan S. Gasser and Gregory P. Harris, both of Harris & Gasser, of Columbia and John P. Riordan, of Smith Moore Leatherwood, of Greenville, for Petitioner. Andrew F. Lindemann, of Davidson & Lindemann, PA, of Columbia, J. Victor McDade, of Doyle, Tate & McDade, PA, of Anderson and Thomas E. Hite, Jr., of Hite & Stone, of Abbeville, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in Hueble v. SCDNR, Op. No. 2012-UP-081 (S.C. Ct. App. filed February 15, 2012), which affirmed the denial of Petitioner's motion for attorney's fees and costs.

 10:00 a.m. (Time Limits: 15-15-5)  
2014-001347   H. Eugene Hudson, Respondent, v. Mary Lee Hudson, Petitioner.

Nicole Nicolette Mace, of The Mace Law Firm and Carolyn R. Hills, of Hills & Hills, PC, both of Myrtle Beach, for Petitioner. C. Dixon Lee, III, of McLaren & Lee, of Columbia and E. Windell McCrackin, of McCrackin, Barnett & Richardson, LLP, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondent.

Petitioner argues the court of appeals erred in: (1) reversing the family court's finding that a provision in the parties' prenuptial agreement was unconscionable; and (2) reversing the family court's award of $52,000 in attorney's fees and costs to Petitioner.

 10:30 a.m. (Time Limits: 10-10-5)  
2013-000274   Virginia A. Miles, Employee, Petitioner, v. Waffle House, Inc., Employer and Brentwood Services, Inc., Carrier, Respondents.

Stephen B. Samuels, of Samuels Law Firm, LLC, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Weston Adams, III, of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, of Columbia and Helen F. Hiser, of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondents.

The Court granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision in Miles v. Waffle House, Inc., Op. No. 2012-UP-552 (S.C. Ct. App. Jan. 9, 2013), which affirmed the denial of Petitioner's worker's compensation claim.

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Supreme Court Courtroom
 09:30 a.m. (Time Limits: 10-10-5)  
2014-001059   Phillip D. Grimsley, Sr. and Roger M. Jowers, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Respondents, v. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the State of South Carolina, Defendants, of whom South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is the, Petitioner.

William H. Davidson, II and Kenneth P. Woodington, both of Davidson & Lindemann, P.A., of Columbia, for Petitioner. A. Camden Lewis and Ariail E. King, both of Lewis, Babcock & Griffin, L.L.P., Richard A. Harpootlian, of Richard A. Harpootlian, P.A., John A. O'Leary, of O'Leary & Associates, P.A., all of Columbia, and James Walter Fayssoux, Jr., of Fayssoux Law Firm, P.A., of Greenville, for Respondents.

The Court reviews the court of appeals' decision in Grimsley v. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, 408 S.C. 38, 757 S.E.2d 542 (Ct. App. 2014).

 10:00 a.m. (Time Limits: 10-10-5)  
2014-001126   Ayree Henderson, Respondent, v. State of South Carolina, Petitioner.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Megan Harrigan Jameson, both of Columbia, for Petitioner. Deputy Chief Appellate Defender Wanda H. Carter, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' opinion in State v. Henderson, Op. No. 2008-UP-107 (S.C. Ct. App. 2008), which affirmed the grant of post-conviction relief to Henderson.

 10:30 a.m. (Time Limits: 20-20-10)  
2015-000622   The Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of South Carolina; The Trustees of The Protestant Episcopal Church in South Carolina, a South Carolina Corporate Body; All Saints Protestant Episcopal Church, Inc.; Christ St. Paul's Episcopal Church; Christ the King, Waccamaw; Church of The Cross, Inc. And Church of the Cross Declaration of Trust; Church of The Holy Comforter; Church of the Redeemer; Holy Trinity Episcopal Church; Saint Luke's Church, Hilton Head; St. Matthews Church; St. Andrews Church-Mt. Pleasant Land Trust; St. Bartholomews Episcopal Church; St. David's Church; St. James' Church, James Island, S.C.; St. John's Episcopal Church of Florence, S.C.; St. Matthias Episcopal Church, Inc.; St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Bennettsville, Inc.; St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Conway; The Church of St. Luke and St. Paul, Radcliffeboro; The Church of Our Saviour of the Diocese of South Carolina; The Church of the Epiphany (Episcopal); The Church of the Good Shepherd, Charleston, SC; The Church of The Holy Cross; The Church of The Resurrection, Surfside; The Protestant Episcopal Church of The Parish of Saint Philip, in Charleston, in the State of South Carolina; The Protestant Episcopal Church, The Parish of Saint Michael, in Charleston, in the State of South Carolina and St. Michael's Church Declaration of Trust; The Vestry and Church Wardens of St. Jude's Church of Walterboro; The Vestry and Church Wardens of The Episcopal Church of The Parish of Prince George Winyah; The Vestry and Church Wardens of The Church of The Parish of St. Helena and The Parish Church of St. Helena Trust; The Vestry and Church Wardens of The Parish of St. Matthew; The Vestry and Wardens of St. Paul's Church, Summerville; Trinity Church of Myrtle Beach; Trinity Episcopal Church; Trinity Episcopal Church, Pinopolis; Vestry and Church Wardens of the Episcopal Church of The Parish of Christ Church; Vestry and Church Wardens of The Episcopal Church of the Parish of St. John's, Charleston County, The Vestries and Churchwardens of The Parish of St. Andrews, Respondents. v. The Episcopal Church (a/k/a The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America) and The Episcopal Church in South Carolina, Appellants.

Allan R. Holmes, Sr. and Timothy O. Lewis, both of Gibbs & Holmes, of Charleston, David Booth Beers and Mary E. Kostel, both of Goodwin Procter, LLP, of Washington, DC, Blake A. Hewitt and John S. Nichols, both of Bluestein Nichols Thompson & Delgado, of Columbia, Thomas S. Tisdale and Jason S. Smith, both of Hellman Yates & Tisdale, of Charleston and R. Walker Humphrey, II, of Waters & Kraus, of Dallas, Texas, for Appellants. C. Alan Runyan and Andrew S. Platte, both of Beaufort, Henrietta U. Golding and Amanda Bailey, both of McNair Law Firm, of Myrtle Beach, C. Mitchell Brown, of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, of Columbia, Charles H. Williams, of Williams & Williams, of Orangeburg, David Cox, of Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, of Charleston, Thomas C. Davis, of Harvey & Battey, of Beaufort, Harry Easterling, Jr., of Bennettsville, G. Mark Phillips, of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, of Charleston, W. Foster Gaillard and Henry Grimball, both of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, of Charleston, Keith McCarty, of McCarty Law Firm, of Charleston, William A. Scott, of Pedersen & Scott, of Charleston, Mark Evans, of Charleston, David B. Marvel and David L. DeVane, both of Prenner Marvel, of Charleston, John Furman Wall, III, of Mt. Pleasant, Allan P. Sloan, III and Joseph C. Wilson, IV, both of Pierce, Herns, Sloan & Wilson, of Charleston, Edward P. Guerard, Jr., of Mt. Pleasant, C. Pierce Campbell, of Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, of Florence, Robert R. Horger, of Horger, Barnwell & Reid, of Orangeburg, Saunders M. Bridges, of Aiken Bridges Elliott Tyler & Saleeby, of Florence, Lawrence B. Orr, of Orr Elmore & Ervin, of Florence, Francis M. Mack, of St. Matthews, Robert S. Shelton, of The Bellamy Law Firm, of Myrtle Beach, William A. Bryan, of Bryan & Haar, of Surfside Beach, Harry Oxner, of Oxner & Stacy, of Georgetown, Susan MacDonald and Jim Lehman, both of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, of Myrtle Beach, Brandt Shelbourne, of Shelbourne Law Firm, of Summerville, Stephen S. McKenzie, of Coffey, Chandler & Kent, of Manning, John B. Williams, of Williams & Hulst, of Moncks Corner, George J. Kefalos and Oana D. Johnson, both of George J. Kefalos, P.A., of Charleston, Stephen Spitz, of Charleston and Thornwell F. Sowell, III and Bess J. Durant, both of Sowell Gray Stepp & Lafitte, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondents.

This case involves several church parishes' attempts to separate from the Episcopal Church, including claims disputing the ownership of trademarked diocesan and parish corporate names and symbols.

Thursday, September 24, 2015
Supreme Court Courtroom
 09:30 a.m. (Time Limits: 10-10-5)  
2013-001980   Place on the Greene Homeowners Association, Inc., Petitioner, v. W.G.R.Q., LLC, Easy Coin Laundry, Inc., Eva Nell Berry, and Jeffrey O. Kenney, Respondents.

William M. Spillane and James B. Richardson, Jr., both of Columbia, for Petitioner. Jamie M. Best, III, of Allen, Gantt & Best, Blake A. Hewitt and John S. Nichols, both of Bluestein Nichols Thompson & Delgado and Brian L. Boger, all of Columbia, for Respondents.

The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in Place on the Greene Homeowners Association v. Berry, Op. No. 2013-UP-297 (S.C. Ct. App. filed July 3, 2013), which reversed the trial court and found that Petitioner's action to enforce a restrictive covenant was barred by laches.

 

Cases to be Submitted Without Oral Argument

Jimmy Lee Duncan, Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan Wilson and Assistant Attorney General James Rutledge Johnson, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Barry Allen Evans, Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Appellate Defender Lara Mary Caudy, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Patrick Lowell Schmeckpeper, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Yesenia Ramirez, Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Appellate Defender Lara M. Caudy, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan M. Wilson and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Suzanne H. White, both of Columbia, for Respondent.