Opinion
Appellate Case No. 2010-156746
10-24-2012
Professional Financial Services Corp., Respondent/Appellant, v. Terry White and White's Auto Sales, Inc., Appellants/Respondents.
Louis D. Nettles, of Folkens Law Firm, of Florence, for Appellants/Respondents. J. Gregory Studemeyer, of Columbia, for Respondent/Appellant.
THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE
CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.
Appeal from Florence County
Thomas A. Russo, Circuit Court Judge
Memorandum Opinion No. 2012-MO-041
AFFIRMED
Louis D. Nettles, of Folkens Law Firm, of Florence, for Appellants/Respondents.PER CURIAM : In this direct appeal from an award of treble damages and attorney's fees under the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act, we affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authorities: Crary v. Djebelli, 329 S.C. 385, 388, 496 S.E.2d 21, 23 (1998) (reversing the court of appeals and reinstating the trial judge's findings as to an unfair trade practices claim, noting that on appeal of an action at law tried without a jury, the findings of the trial judge are not to be disturbed unless a review of the record discloses that there is no evidence which reasonably supports those findings); Charleston Lumber Co. v. Miller Hous. Corp., 318 S.C. 471, 484, 458 S.E.2d 431, 439 (Ct. App. 1995) (noting the amount of attorney's fees awarded based on an unfair trade practices claim is within the sound discretion of the trial judge and will not be reversed on appeal absent an abuse of discretion).
J. Gregory Studemeyer, of Columbia, for Respondent/Appellant.
AFFIRMED.
TOAL, C.J., PLEICONES, BEATTY, KITTREDGE and HEARN, JJ., concur.
See S.C. Code Ann. §§ 39-5-10 to -560 (Supp. 2011).