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South Carolina Court of Appeals Courtroom I
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, June 10, 2025
Courtroom 1
10:40 a.m.
(Time Limits: 10-10-5)
2024-001086
South Carolina Department of Social Services, Respondent, v. Kelcey Kennedy, Richard Kennedy, and Tara Townley, Defendants, Of whom Kelcey Kennedy is the Appellant. In the interest of a minor under the age of eighteen.
11:20 a.m.
(Time Limits: 10-10-5)
2023-001132
Wedgewood Condominium Association, Respondent, v. Centex Homes, a Nevada General Partnership; Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC as Successor by Merger to Centex Construction Company, Inc., and Centex Construction, LLC; Crescent Engineering, Inc., Defendants, Of which Centex Homes, a Nevada General Partnership; Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC as Successor by Merger to Centex Construction Company, Inc., and Centex Construction, LLC, are the Appellants. and Centex Homes, a Nevada General Partnership, Third Party Plaintiff, v. Right Way Construction, Inc. a/k/a RWG, Inc. a/k/a Right Way Group, Inc. a/k/a RWGR, Inc.; Frank Harris d/b/a Frank Harris Construction a/k/a/ F. Harris Construction a/k/a Harris Drywall; Builders First Source- South East Group, LLC; Stock Building Supply, LLC f/k/a Stock Building Supply, Inc. f/k/a Carolina Builders Corporation; Michael D. Brownlee d/b/a Carolina Drywall & Interiors; Carolina Drywall & Interior, Inc., a/k/a Carolina Drywall & Interiors, Inc. a/k/a Carolina Drywall Contractors, Inc.; Roof Doctor of the Carolinas, Inc.; John D. Frazier d/b/a and/or a/k/a Roof Doctor and/or Roof Doctor of the Carolinas and/or Roof Doctor of the Carolinas, Inc.; Steven Bosch d/b/a The Roofer Man; Tri- City Insulation and Building Products of Myrtle Beach, Inc.; Martin Mata d/b/a Martin Masonry, Inc.; Martin Masonry, Inc.; BR Brick & Masonry, Inc.; BR Brick & Masonry, LP f/k/a BR Brick & Masonry, Inc.; Unicon Concrete, LLC; Seno's Cleaning Services; Rice Planter Carpets, Inc. n/k/a Creative Touch Interiors, Inc., Floors, Inc. Successor By Merger to Rice Planter Carpets, Inc.; Carpets by Kendall, Inc.; Reliable Floor Systems, Inc.; TNT Painting; Paint with Pride a/k/a Painting with Pride; William Evans d/b/a Top Notch Painters; Morningstar Consultants, Inc.; MI Windows and Doors, LLC; Michael Dawson d/b/a Michael Dawson Construction, and Inc.; Vereen Concrete Co. Inc.; AK Construction Inc. a/k/a AK Framing and Siding Co.; and AK United, Inc. f/k/a AK Construction Inc., Third-Party Defendants.
12:00 p.m.
(Time Limits: 10-10-5)
2023-001150
Wedgewood Condominium Association, Appellant, v. Centex Homes, a Nevada General Partnership; Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC as Successor by Merger to Centex Construction Company, Inc., and Centex Construction, LLC; Crescent Engineering, Inc., Defendants, Of which Centex Homes, a Nevada General Partnership; Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC as Successor by Merger to Centex Construction Company, Inc., and Centex Construction, LLC, are the Respondents.
South Carolina Court of Appeals Courtroom II
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.
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
10:40 a.m.
(Time Limits: 10-10-5)
2023-001957
BA Holdings, Inc., Appellant, v. Zay N Limo, LLC, Sharif Farhan, and Mohammad Farhan, Respondents.
Brian A. Autry and David Lee Paavola, both of Kenison Dudley & Crawford, LLC, of Cayce, for Appellant. Jason S. Smith, of Hellman & Yates PA, of Charleston, for Respondents.
In this contract action filed by BA Holdings, Inc. against Zay N Limo (Zay), Sharif Farhan, and Mohammad Farhan, BA Holdings appeals the circuit court's grant of partial summary judgment, arguing (1) its claims against Zay are not "clearly futile," (2) the court erroneously weighed the facts in Zay's favor, (3) its claims for unjust enrichment are viable, and (4) BA Holdings properly assigned its contract with Zay to BA Greenville.
11:20 a.m.
(Time Limits: 10-10-5)
2023-000898
Steven McLemore and Bonnie Jean Eagle as Natural Parents for the Estate of D.M., Plaintiffs, v. Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission d/b/a James Island County Park; Yearround Pool Co., Inc.; SGA Architecture; South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control; and John Doe and/or John Doe Corporation, Defendants, Of whom Bonnie Jean Eagle is the Appellant, And Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission d/b/a James Island County Park is the Respondent.
Gene McCain Connell, Jr., of Kelaher Connell & Connor, PC, of Surfside Beach; and Michael Hensley Wells, of Coastal Law, LLC, of Conway, both for Appellant. Jonathan J. Anderson and Jonathan Lee Anderson, both of Anderson Law Group, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondent.
In this wrongful death action, Bonnie Eagle appeals from the trial court's order dismissing the Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The trial court ruled that section 15-78-70(d) of the South Carolina Tort Claims Act barred recovery against the County because Eagle had already settled her claim against another governmental entity.
12:00 p.m.
(Time Limits: 15-15-5)
2023-001506
Skylar Blume, Virgil Dowis, Rhi Greer, Jonathan Hudson, Natalie Mann, Mya Ourada, Braden Terrill, & Aneil Thripathi, Respondents, v. Starbucks Corporation & Melissa Morris, Appellants.
Reginald Wayne Belcher and Hannah Davis Stetson, both of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, PA, of Columbia, for Appellant Melissa Morris. C. Mitchell Brown and Blake Terence Williams, both of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia; and William Harrell Foster, III, and Benjamin Tradd Hepner, both of Littler Mendelson, PC, of Greenville, all for Appellant Starbucks Corporation. Matthew R Ozment, of Grove Ozment LLC, of Greenville; Richard P. Rouco, of Birmingham, AL; and Mary Joyce Carlson, Daniel M. Rosenthal, Michael P. Ellement, and Charlotte H. Schwartz, all of Washington, all for Respondents.
This is an appeal from a circuit court order refusing to compel arbitration. The underlying case is a tort action brought by several current or former Starbucks employees against Starbucks and Melissa Morris, the then-manager of the branch involved. Starbucks and Morris argue the circuit court erred in refusing to compel arbitration.
12:40 p.m.
(Time Limits: 10-10-5)
2022-001268
The State, Respondent, v. Arkevus Jimon Cauthen, Appellant.
Arkevus Jimon Cauthen appeals his convictions and sentences for murder, armed robbery, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. He argues the trial court erred in (1) admitting into evidence a gun recovered from the curtilage of Cauthen's home, and (2) allowing multiple witnesses to testify than an injury on Cauthen's arm resembled a "bite mark."