Carolina First Bank v. Badd, LLC

BADD, LLC (BADD) and William McKown appeal the circuit court’s order referring the instant case to the master-in-equity (master), arguing the circuit court erred in (1) referring Carolina First Bank’s (Carolina First) claim against McKown as guarantor to the master based on its finding that the main purpose of the action was equitable in nature; and (2) referring BADD and McKown’s counterclaims to the master based on its finding that those claims were permissive counterclaims asserted in an equitable action and, thus, that BADD and McKown waived their right to a jury trial on those claims. We…