THOMAS v. MCGRIFF

No. 26138.

368 S.C. 485 (2006)

629 S.E.2d 359

Floyd THOMAS, Jr., Appellant, v. Pearlie Mae McGRIFF, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Ella Mae McGriff, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 17, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robin Page Freeland and Francis L. Bell, Jr., both of Bell, Tindal & Freeland, of Lancaster, for Appellant.

B. Michael Brackett, of Moses, Koon & Brackett, of Columbia, and David R. Blackwell, of Lancaster, for Respondent.


Justice PLEICONES:

Appellant Floyd Thomas, Jr. (Appellant) brought this action in the family court against Respondent Pearlie Mae McGriff (Respondent), as Personal Representative of the Estate of Ella Mae McGriff, for a declaration that Appellant and Ella Mae McGriff were common-law spouses on the date of Ella Mae's death. The family court granted Respondent's motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, holding...

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