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REGIONS BANK v. OWENS

No. 5113.

402 S.C. 642 (2013)

741 S.E.2d 51

REGIONS BANK, Plaintiff, v. William S. OWENS, David S. Hostetler, Roland G. Paddy and Greer State Bank, Defendants, Of whom, William S. Owens is the Appellant, and Regions Bank, Roland G. Paddy and Greer State Bank are the Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided April 10, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gene McCain Connell, Jr. , of Kelaher Connell & Connor, PC, of Surfside Beach; and Cheevin T. Lex Gardner , of Gardner Law Office, of Myrtle Beach, for Appellant.

Stephen Peterson Groves, Sr. and Robert Bruce Wallace , both of Nexsen Pruet, LLC, of Charleston; William Wesley Johnson, Jr. , of Barfield & Johnson, LLC, of Lexington; and Sherman Brook Fowler , of Carter Smith Merriam Rogers & Traxler, PA, of Greenville, for Respondents.

LOCKEMY, J.

In this appeal from a mortgage foreclosure action, William Owens argues the master-in-equity erred in denying his motion to set aside entry of default. Owens contends the master erred in finding he failed to demonstrate good cause for failing to answer Regions Bank's (the Bank) summons and complaint as required by Rule 55(c), SCRCP. We affirm.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On June 24, 2005, the Bank's records indicate it loaned Owens, Roland...

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