Rufus Rivers v. James Smith, Jr.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court Rufus Rivers and Merle Rivers, Respondents, v. James Smith Jr., Petitioner. Appellate Case No. 2023-001318 ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS Appeal from Orangeburg County Edgar W. Dickson, Circuit Court Judge Opinion No. 28260 Submitted January 15, 2025 – Filed February 19, 2025 REVERSED Kathleen McColl McDaniel and Sarah Jean Michaelis Cox, of Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, PA, Columbia, for Petitioner. Rufus Rivers and Merle Rivers, pro se, of Orangeburg, Respondents. JUSTICE FEW: James Smith Jr. brought this civil action against…