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Martin v. Rife

Court of Appeals of South Carolina
May 6, 2015
2015-UP-223 (S.C. Ct. App. May. 6, 2015)

Opinion

2015-UP-223

05-06-2015

Shou Martin, Appellant, v. Wilmer (John) Rife and Barbara Ann Doomey, Respondents. Appellate Case No. 2014-000139

C. Rauch Wise, of Greenwood, for Appellant. Michael F. Mullinax, of Mullinax Law Firm, P.A., of Anderson, for Respondents.


UNPUBLISHED OPINION

Submitted April 1, 2015

Appeal From Anderson County J. Cordell Maddox, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

C. Rauch Wise, of Greenwood, for Appellant.

Michael F. Mullinax, of Mullinax Law Firm, P.A., of Anderson, for Respondents.

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: Town of Hollywood v. Floyd, 403 S.C. 466, 480, 744 S.E.2d 161, 168 (2013) ("[A reviewing court] will reverse the trial [court's grant of a judgment notwithstanding the verdict] only when there is no evidence to support the ruling or it is controlled by an error of law."); Brock v. Bennett, 313 S.C. 513, 519, 443 S.E.2d 409, 412 (Ct. App. 1994) ("Standing is a fundamental requirement for instituting an action."); Powell ex rel. Kelley v. Bank of Am., 379 S.C. 437, 444, 665 S.E.2d 237, 241 (Ct. App. 2008) (explaining standing is comprised of three elements: (1) injury in fact, (2) a causal connection between the injury and the conduct complained of, and (3) a likelihood the injury will be redressed by a favorable decision); id. ("The party seeking to establish standing carries the burden of demonstrating each of the three elements." (internal quotation marks omitted)); Bank of Am., N.A. v. Draper, 405 S.C. 214, 220, 746 S.E.2d 478, 481 (Ct. App. 2013) ("Generally, a party must be a real party in interest to the litigation to have standing." (internal quotation marks omitted)); id. ("A real party in interest for purposes of standing is a party with a real, material, or substantial interest in the outcome of the litigation." (internal quotation marks omitted)); id. ("The South Carolina rule with respect to the real party in interest requirement . . . has been regarded as embodying the concept that an action shall be prosecuted in the name of the party who, by the substantive law, has the right sought to be enforced." (internal quotation marks omitted)); Brock, 313 S.C. at 519, 443 S.E.2d at 413 ("Once it is determined a plaintiff has no standing to prosecute, the court must dismiss the action." (emphasis added)).

AFFIRMED.

We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.

THOMAS, KONDUROS, and GEATHERS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Martin v. Rife

Court of Appeals of South Carolina
May 6, 2015
2015-UP-223 (S.C. Ct. App. May. 6, 2015)
Case details for

Martin v. Rife

Case Details

Full title:Shou Martin, Appellant, v. Wilmer (John) Rife and Barbara Ann Doomey…

Court:Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Date published: May 6, 2015

Citations

2015-UP-223 (S.C. Ct. App. May. 6, 2015)