The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has set up a circuit split for the U.S. Supreme Court in Watson v. Air Methods Corp., 834 F.3d 891 (8th Cir. 2016). In Watson, the Eight Circuit affirmed its precedent...more
Family court attorney sanctioned with nearly unprecedented public disciplinary order -
In a nearly unprecedented public disciplinary order, the South Carolina Supreme Court, on November 15, 2016, sanctioned a family...more
You may have read about South Carolina Court of Appeals’ decision to extend the 6-year statute of limitations to UCC claims involving secured transactions arising out of automobile purchases. In Delaney v. First Financial of...more
The South Carolina Supreme Court, in Carolina Conv. Stores v. City of Spartanburg, Op. No. 27663 (S.C.Sup.Ct. filed August 31, 2016) (Shearouse Adv.Sh. No. 35 at 12), tackled the issue of whether a city’s SWAT response to a...more
In Byrd v. McDonald, op. No. 5409 (S.C.Ct.App. filed June 8, 2016) (Shearouse Adv.Sh. No. 23 at 66) the S.C. Court of Appeals decided the appeal of a probate court action to determine heirs and partition real property. The...more
The South Carolina Supreme Court, in the case of Stokes-Craven Holding Corp. v. Robinson, Op. No. 27572 (S.C.Sup.Ct. filed May 25, 2016)(Shearouse Adv.Sh. No. 21 at 17), reversed precedent and adopted a hybrid rule for the...more
On August 3, 2016, the South Carolina Court of Appeals released First South Bank v. Rosenberg, Op. No. 5437 (S.C.Ct.App. filed August, 3, 2016) (Shearouse Adv.Sh. No. 31 at 75). In First Bank, the Court of Appeals considered...more
The South Carolina Court of Appeals recently considered the appeal of Claude Graham and Vickie Graham against the Town of Latta, South Carolina, in the case of Graham v. Town of Latta, 789 S.E.2d 71 (S.C.Ct.App. 2016). The...more
The South Carolina Court of Appeals recently handed down the decision of In Re: Estate of Marion M. Kay, Op. No. 5414 (S.C.Ct.App. Withdrawn, Substituted and Refiled Nov. 2, 2016) (Shearouse Adv.Sh. No. 42 at 28). In Kay,...more
Justices Rule on Prescriptive Easements -
2016 Case Notes: Real Estate-
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The South Carolina Supreme Court clarified the law of prescriptive easements in its decision in Simmons v. Berkeley Elec....more
This summer, the South Carolina Court of Appeals decided the appeal of Coastal Federal Credit Union v. Brown. The Court had to determine which statute of limitations applied to the credit union’s action to collect a...more
Order which adds a party is really an order granting intervention -
Introduction -
The South Carolina Court of Appeals recently released the decision of Dorn v. Cohen, Op. No. 5432 (S.C.Ct. App. filed Aug. 3,...more
“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” – Ernest Hemingway
Masters-in-equity and special referees operate only when the circuit courts refer actions to them. Rule 53 of the South...more
Associations that participate in the Farm Service Agency’s Guaranteed Loan Program understand how beneficial it can be. But, you might not recognize that through a few simple steps, you can improve your loan performance...more