Stokes-Craven Holding Corp. v. Robinson

CHIEF JUSTICE PLEICONES:

I concur in the decision to reverse the trial court’s order granting summary judgment, and to reverse the discovery order but write separately because I would adhere to our decision in Epstein v. Brown, 363 S.C. 372, 610 S.E.2d 816 (2005). The majority adopts Justice Toal’s dissenting view in Epstein, but shrouds its decision in discussions of appellate court rules and practices. As explained below, I would not create a special statute of limitations for legal malpractice cases that is tied to the status of an appeal.10

First, I believe the majority unnecessarily…