GNOC CORP. v. ESTATE OF RHYNE

No. 23986.

439 S.E.2d 274 (1994)

GNOC CORPORATION, d/b/a Bally's Grand Hotel and Casino, a/k/a The Golden Nugget, Appellant, v. ESTATE OF John C. RHYNE, III, Walter E. Baker, Personal Representative, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 10, 1994.

Rehearing Denied February 3, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Edward Bell, III, of Bell & Bagley, and Samuel J. Abrams, Sumter, and Daniel Schiffman, New York City, for appellant.

George G. Reaves, and Benjamin D. Moore, Florence, for respondent.


FINNEY, Justice:

This appeal arises from a statutory proceeding in probate court seeking allowance of a claim filed against decedent's estate. Appellant raises for the first time on appeal the question of whether the probate court had subject matter jurisdiction to enter a judgment on a claim involving a gambling debt. We Affirm.

FACTS

GNOC corp. filed a claim against the estate of John Rhyne, in the amount of $53,000. The alleged debt was...

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