Ballenger v. Bowen

ORDER

This is an appeal of an order denying summary judgment. Respondent moves to dismiss the appeal, arguing the order is not appealable. Appellants, relying on the second footnote in Ex parte South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co., — S.C. — , 431 S.E. (2d) 252 (1993), assert the order is immediately appealable because statements made in the order have the effect of striking their defense of res judicata!collat-eral estoppel. We disagree and dismiss the appeal.

This Court has repeatedly held that the denial of summary judgment is not directly appealable. Willis v. Bishop, 276 S.C.…