Bigford Enterprises v. D.C. Development ( 2015 )


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  • 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.
    THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
    In The Court of Appeals
    Bigford Enterprises, Inc., Bishop & Associates, Inc. d/b/a
    "Bishop Brick and Construction," and McBride Building
    Supplies and Hardware, Inc., Appellants,
    v.
    D.C. Development, Inc. n/k/a D.C. Development &
    Construction, LLC By Way of Articles of Conversion
    and David Cox, Respondents.
    Appellate Case No. 2014-001033
    Appeal From Horry County
    Benjamin H. Culbertson, Circuit Court Judge
    Unpublished Opinion No. 2015-UP-330
    Submitted April 1, 2015 – Filed July 1, 2015
    REVERSED AND REMANDED
    Aimee Victoria-Ann Leary and Wendell Leon Hawkins,
    both of Wendell L. Hawkins, PA, of Greer, for
    Appellants.
    William E. Booth, III, of Booth Law Firm, LLC, of West
    Columbia, for Respondents.
    PER CURIAM: Reversed and remanded pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and
    the following authorities: Dumas v. InfoSafe Corp., 
    320 S.C. 188
    , 192, 
    463 S.E.2d 641
    , 643 (Ct. App. 1995) ("An action to pierce the corporate veil is one in
    equity."); Dixon v. Dixon, 
    362 S.C. 388
    , 400, 
    608 S.E.2d 849
    , 855 (2005) ("This
    [c]ourt has held that the statute of limitations does not apply to actions in
    equity.").1
    REVERSED AND REMANDED.2
    SHORT, LOCKEMY, and McDONALD, JJ., concur.
    1
    We do not read Carolina Marine Handling, Inc. v. Lasch, 
    363 S.C. 169
    , 
    609 S.E.2d 548
     (Ct. App. 2005), as creating a statute of limitations for actions to pierce
    the corporate veil.
    2
    We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 2015-UP-330

Filed Date: 7/1/2015

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 10/22/2024