Gottschlich v. Strimpfel Custom Homes, Inc.

Full title: Gregory M. Gottschlich and Donald L. McNeil, Appellants, v. Strimpfel…

Court: Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Date published: Dec 19, 2012

2012-UP-676 (S.C. Ct. App. Dec. 19, 2012)

Opinion

2012-UP-676

12-19-2012

Gregory M. Gottschlich and Donald L. McNeil, Appellants, v. Strimpfel Custom Homes, Inc.; Joseph A. Reeve; Jerry L. Richardson; Coastal Surveying, Co., Inc.; Thomas N. Dye; Jan H. Dye; Ken Oliver; The Byrne Corporation d/b/a Dunes Marketing Group; Laurich & Deeb, P.A.; Robert M. Deeb, Jr. and Charles H. Wiseman, Defendants, Of whom Ken Oliver, The Byrne Corporation d/b/a Dunes Marketing Group, Laurich & Deeb, P.A., Robert M. Deeb, Jr. and Charles H. Wiseman are the, Respondents.

Charles E. Carpenter, Jr. and Carmen Vaughn Ganjehsani, of Carpenter Appeals & Trial Support, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellants. Susan Taylor Wall, of McNair Law Firm, PA, of Charleston, for Respondents Laurich & Deeb, PA, Robert Deeb, Jr. & Charles Wiseman. Max G. Mahaffee, of Grimball & Cabaniss, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondents Ken Oliver and The Byrne Corporation d/b/a Dunes Marketing Group.

PER CURIAM

Unpublished Opinion

Heard November 14, 2012

Appeal From Beaufort County No. 2010-161986 Marvin H. Dukes, III, Master-in-Equity

Charles E. Carpenter, Jr. and Carmen Vaughn Ganjehsani, of Carpenter Appeals & Trial Support, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellants.

Susan Taylor Wall, of McNair Law Firm, PA, of Charleston, for Respondents Laurich & Deeb, PA, Robert Deeb, Jr. & Charles Wiseman.

Max G. Mahaffee, of Grimball & Cabaniss, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondents Ken Oliver and The Byrne Corporation d/b/a Dunes Marketing Group.

PER CURIAM

Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: Jones v. Lott, 387 S.C. 339, 346, 692 S.E.2d 900, 903 (2010) ("Under the two issue rule, where a decision is based on more than one ground, the appellate court will affirm unless the appellant appeals all grounds because the unappealed ground will become the law of the case."); id. at 346, 692 S.E.2d at 903-04 (noting that the two issue rule can be applied to situations not involving a jury); Anderson v. Short, 323 S.C. 522, 525-26, 476 S.E.2d 475, 477 (1996) (affirming the trial court's decision because the plaintiff did not appeal all grounds for the decision); see also Jean Hoefer Toal, et al., Appellate Practice in South Carolina 80 (2nd ed. 2002) ("It is a fundamental rule of law that an appellate court will affirm a ruling by a lower court if the offended party does not challenge that ruling." (citations omitted)).

AFFIRMED.

HUFF, THOMAS, and GEATHERS, JJ., concur.