Hopkins v. Harrell

GOOLSBY, J.:

Fred T. Hopkins appeals a circuit court order dismissing this action based on his alleged failure to mediate the matter as required by a prior court order. Hopkins asserts the circuit court’s dismissal was error because (1) this action was filed prior to the effective date of the rules for mediation and arbitration established by the South Carolina Supreme Court, and (2) he was not given proper notice of the motion to dismiss. We affirm.

FACTS

This action arises out of Hopkins’s purchase of a home in the Vintage Place Development (Phase II) in Florence County. The home was…