Opinion
Appellate Case No. 2012-210327 Memorandum Opinion No. 2014-MO-016
06-04-2014
Carolina Walk, LLC and Serrus Carolina Walk, LLC, Appellants, v. Richland County Assessor, Respondent.
Burnet R. Maybank, III, and Tanya Amber Gee, of Nexsen Pruet LLC, both of Columbia, for Appellant. Malane S. Pike and John Marion S. Hoefer, of Willoughby Hoefer, of White Rock, for Respondent. K.B. King, of SC Realtors Association, for Amicus Curiae.
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 the Administrative Law Court
Deborah Brooks Durden, Administrative Law Judge
AFFIRMED
Burnet R. Maybank, III, and Tanya Amber Gee, of Nexsen Pruet LLC, both of Columbia, for Appellant.
Malane S. Pike and John Marion S. Hoefer, of Willoughby Hoefer, of White Rock, for Respondent.
K.B. King, of SC Realtors Association, for Amicus Curiae. PER CURIAM: We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authorities: Smith v. Newberry Cnty. Assessor, 350 S.C. 572, 577-79, 567 S.E.2d 501, 504-05 (Ct. App. 2002) (noting that in cases involving property valuation for the purpose of tax assessment, the Administrative Law Court (ALC) conducts a de novo hearing and serves as the fact-finder as to property value) (citation omitted); Risher v. S.C. Dep't of Health & Envtl. Control, 393 S.C. 198, 204-10, 712 S.E.2d 428, 431-34 (2011) (finding a decision of the ALC must be upheld if it is supported by substantial evidence in the record and noting that where conflicting evidence exists as to a factual issue, the Court's substantial evidence standard of review defers to the findings of the fact-finder).