FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST OF SC v. Hucks

Finney, Justice:

Appellants Ted J. Hucks and Dennis Hucks appeal from a circuit court order referring to the master-in-equity for final adjudication by jury trial their counterclaim which involves legal issues. We reverse and remand.

This action commenced when Respondent First-Citizens Bank and Trust Company of South Carolina (First-Citizens) initiated suit for Declaratory Judgment against appellants. The appellants filed counterclaims alleging breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duties and requested a jury trial on all legal issues. The circuit court referred all issues to the master…