Opinion
2013-UP-187
05-08-2013
White's Mill Colony, Inc., Respondent, v. Richard Weeks, Lillian Davis, Jerry Rouse, Jimmie Johnson, and Leon Kelly, Defendants, Of whom Richard Weeks is the Appellant. Appellate Case No. 2011-184846
Richard Weeks, of Sumter, pro se. Kenneth R. Young, Jr., of Young, Keffer, & Donnald, LLC, of Sumter, for Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED OPINION
Submitted April 1, 2013
Appeal From Sumter County Richard L. Booth, Master-in-Equity
Richard Weeks, of Sumter, pro se.
Kenneth R. Young, Jr., of Young, Keffer, & Donnald, LLC, of Sumter, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM:
Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities:
1. As to Weeks's argument the master-in-equity's orders do not accurately reflect what occurred during the hearing and contained a material deficiency: Degenhart v. Knights of Columbus, 309 S.C. 114, 118, 420 S.E.2d 495, 497 (1992) ("An issue on which the master-in-equity never ruled and which was not raised in post-trial motions is not properly before this [c]ourt."); Plantation Shutter Co. v. Ezell, 328 S.C. 475, 481 n.2, 492 S.E.2d 404, 407 n.2 (Ct. App. 1997) (noting issues are not preserved for appellate review when the master-in-equity never ruled on the issues and the appellant never made a motion to amend or alter the judgment pursuant to Rule 59(e), SCRCP).
2. As to Weeks's argument concerning the falsification of the hearing transcript: Ellie, Inc. v. Miccichi, 358 S.C. 78, 103, 594 S.E.2d 485, 498 (Ct. App. 2004) (holding an appellate court cannot address an issue unless it was raised to and ruled upon by the master-in-equity).
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.
HUFF, WILLIAMS, and KONDUROS, JJ., concur.