Legal Opinion
Flagstar Corp. v. Royal Surplus Lines
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided June 12, 2000No. 25150PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLEICONES, Justice:
We granted certiorari to review a decision of the Court of Appeals 1 granting immediate appellate review of a trial court’s order requiring bifurcation of issues and discovery in a contract case. We hold this order is not immediately appeal-able under S.C.Code Ann. § 14-3-330(2) (1976), and therefore reverse and remand for trial.
ISSUES
Is an order granting bifurcation of issues in a contract case immediately appealable? 2
Is an order bifurcating discovery immediately appealable?
FACTS
Petitioners (“Flagstar”) operate restaurants throughout the United States. Two class actions…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- First Union Nat. Bank of SC v. SodenCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1998
- Breland v. Love Chevrolet Olds, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
- Lester v. DawsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
- Creed v. StokesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
- C & S Real Estate Services, Inc. v. MassengaleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Hagood v. SommervilleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2005
- Durham v. VinsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2004
- Salmonsen v. CGD, INC.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2008
- Father v. South Carolina Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2003
- Cobb v. South Carolina Department of TransportationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2005
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