Lewis v. Lewis

I concur with the majority’s excellently researched opinion. I write separately to note my disagreement with the dissent’s contention that the standard of de novo appellate review of facts in an equity case changes when this Court reviews a case pursuant to a grant of a writ of certiorari, rather than on appeal. The dissent would hold that, when we review equita*395ble actions pursuant to a writ of certiorari, we may only correct errors of law or findings of fact that are wholly unsupported by the evidence.12

Since this Court’s decision in Finley v. Cartwright, 55 S.C. 198, 33 S.E. 359 (1899), our…