Pioneer Associates, Inc. v. Ticor Title Insurance

Pioneer Associates (Pioneer) appeals from a circuit court order granting a motion by Ticor Title Insurance Co. (Ticor) to vacate a default judgment. We dismiss the appeal.

In 1985 Pioneer brought suit against the Salmiah Corporation (Salmiah). In March 1985 the court issued an order requiring the parties to set up an escrow account containing $100,000 in the name of Ticor, a California Corporation doing business in South Carolina, pending resolution of Pioneer’s case against Salmiah. Ticor was not a party to the action and was not represented at the hearing.

Pioneer obtained a judgment in…