Legal Opinion

Carson v. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided May 20, 2002No. 2002-MO-044PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Per curiam

This is a state employee grievance matter. Petitioner South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) terminated Respondent Barry Carson (Carson) from its employment. The Court granted a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals holding Carson was improperly discharged. Carson v. South Carolina Dep’t of Natural Resources, Op. No. 2000-UP-054 (S.C. Ct.App. filed January 27, 2000). We reverse.

FACTS

In September 1991, someone threw roofing tacks on then DNR Captain Frank Weeks’ driveway causing damage to his personal and State vehicles. Weeks reported the incident to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. McNeil v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Garrity v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. TNS Mills, Inc. v. South Carolina Department of RevenueSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
  4. Brown v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental ControlSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
  5. State v. OwensSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Home Medical Systems, Inc. v. South Carolina Department of RevenueSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2009
  2. Allen Ex Rel. Doe v. South Carolina Public Employee Benefit AuthoritySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2015
  3. Allen Ex Rel. Doe v. South Carolina Public Employee Benefit AuthoritySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2015
  4. Nicole Lampo v. Amedisys Holding, LLCSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2025
  5. Nicole Lampo v. Amedisys Holding, LLCSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2025

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