Stearns Bank National Ass'n v. Glenwood Falls, LP

I disagree with the majority’s reasoning and analysis. In my view, the trial court erred in failing to set aside the default judgment on the basis of mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect. Specifically, Glenwood is entitled to relief because its attorneys abandoned it. I VOTE to REVERSE.

ABANDONMENT

Juridical writing in South Carolina articulates the general rule that the acts and omissions of an attorney are attributable to the client. Hillman v. Pinion, 347 S.C. 253, 257, 554 S.E.2d 427, 429 (Ct.App.2001); Simon v. Flowers, 231 S.C. 545, 99 S.E.2d 391, 394 (1957). The…