Published opinions from 2011. The case name opens the case page.
August 22, 2011395 S.C. 40
The South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed that the CGL policies covered the progressive property damage as an occurrence, but reversed the trial court’s joint and several liability allocation, adopting a pro rata “time on risk” method and remanding for further application of that approach.
The South Carolina Supreme Court held that the health‑insurance provision in the parties’ divorce agreement is a modifiable incident of spousal support and that the husband has demonstrated a substantial change in circumstances warranting modification, thereby reversing the appellate court and remanding for the family…
The Court held that the family court had jurisdiction to reconsider the portion of the parties’ settlement agreement that had been declared void. Because the agreement’s property division and alimony provisions were interdependent, the Court directed the family court to reconsider all issues raised in Essie’s…
May 9, 2011392 S.C. 381
The Supreme Court reversed the court of appeals’ rulings on the marital-home valuation and expert-witness fees, reinstating the family court’s order on those issues while leaving the remainder of the appellate decision intact.
The court affirmed dismissal of the murder indictment because the Protection of Persons and Property Act creates a true immunity from criminal prosecution, not merely an affirmative defense.