PYE v. ESTATE OF FOX

No. 26193.

369 S.C. 555 (2006)

633 S.E.2d 505

Russ and Lee PYE, Justin Enterprises, a South Carolina General Partnership, Appellants, v. ESTATE OF Dorothy T. FOX, John Richard Fox, III, A Personal Representative, Estate of John C. Fox, and G. Thomas Hill (Tommy Hill), Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 24, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chalmers C. Johnson, of Chalmers Johnson Law Firm, of Charleston, for Appellants.

Coming B. Gibbs, Jr., of Gibbs & Holmes, of Charleston, for Respondents Estate of Dorothy T. Fox, John Richard Fox, III, as Personal Representative, and Estate of John C. Fox.

David W. Overstreet and David J. Harmon, both of Carlock Copeland Semler & Stair, LLP, of Charleston, for Respondent G. Thomas Hill.


Acting Justice ANDERSON:

Russ and Lee Pye, along with their partnership, Justin Enterprises (the Pyes), initiated this action against the Estate of Dorothy T. Fox, the Estate of John C. Fox, John Richard Fox, III (the Foxes), and attorney G. Thomas Hill, alleging (1) abuse of process, (2) civil conspiracy, and (3) a violation of the South Carolina Frivolous Civil Proceedings Sanctions Act, S.C.Code Ann. section 15-36-10. The circuit court dismissed Hill from the action...

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