WILSON v. DALLAS

No. 27227.

403 S.C. 411 (2013)

743 S.E.2d 746

Alan WILSON, in his capacity as Attorney General of the State of South Carolina; Daryl J. Brown, on behalf of his minor children, Lindsey B. and Janise B.; Deanna J. Brown Thomas, on behalf of her minor child, Jason L.; Yamma N. Brown, on behalf of her minor children, Sydney L. and Carrington L.; Tonya B.; Vanisha Brown; Larry Brown; Tommie Rae Hynie Brown; and James B., through his Guardian ad Litem, Respondents, v. Albert H. DALLAS, Alfred A. Bradley, and David G. Cannon, Individually and as (purported) Trustees of the James Brown 2000 Irrevocable Trust; Adele J. Pope and Robert L. Buchanan, Jr., Personal Representatives of The Estate of James Brown and Trustees of the James Brown 2000 Irrevocable Trust; Terry Brown; Romunzo Brown; Forlando Brown; Cinnamon N.M. Paris; LaRhonda Petitt; Jeanette Mitchell; and Russell L. Bauknight, as Special Administrator and Special Trustee for The Estate of James Brown and The James Brown 2000 Irrevocable Trust, Defendants, of whom Robert L. Buchanan, Jr. and Adele J. Pope, as Personal Representatives of The Estate of James Brown and Trustees of The James Brown 2000 Irrevocable Trust are, Appellants, and Albert H. Dallas, Alfred A. Bradley, and David G. Cannon, Individually and as (purported) Trustees of The James Brown 2000 Irrevocable Trust; Terry Brown; Romunzo Brown; Forlando Brown; Cinnamon N.M. Paris; LaRhonda Petitt; Jeanette Mitchell; and Russell L. Bauknight, as Special Administrator and Special Trustee for The Estate of James Brown and The James Brown 2000 Irrevocable Trust are, Respondents. In re The Estate of James Brown and The James Brown 2000 Irrevocable Trust u/a/d August 1, 2000.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Refiled May 8, 2013.

Rehearing Denied May 8, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Richardson, Jr. , of Columbia, and Tressa T.H. Hayes , of Asheville, NC, for Appellants.

Attorney General Alan Wilson , Senior Assistant Attorney General C. Havird Jones , Assistant Deputy Attorney General Robert D. Cook , Assistant Attorney General J.C. Nicholson, III , Assistant Attorney General Mary Frances Jowers , all of Columbia; Louis Levenson , of Atlanta; Matthew Day Bodman , of Columbia; Robert N. Rosen , of Charleston; David L. Michel , of Charleston; S. Alan Medlin , of Columbia; T. Heyward Carter, Jr., of Evans Carter Kunes & Bennett, of Charleston; William W. Wilkins , of Nexsen Pruet, of Greenville; and J. David Black and Fred L. Kingsmore, Jr. , both of Nexsen Pruet, of Columbia, for Respondents.

Albert P. Shahid, Jr. , of Charleston, for the Guardian ad Litem.


Justice BEATTY:

Robert L. Buchanan, Jr. and Adele J. Pope ("Appellants"), formerly personal representatives for The Estate of James Brown and trustees of The James Brown 2000 Irrevocable Trust, appeal from circuit court orders that (1) approved a settlement agreement pursuant to S.C.Code Ann. § 62-3-1102 (2009) of pending litigation concerning the estate; and (2) removed Appellants from their fiduciary positions and appointed Russell L. Bauknight as personal...

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