Godwin v. Stanley Smith & Sons

Sanders, Chief Judge:

Respondent Joey Godwin, d/b/a Godwin Builders, sued appellant Stanley Smith and Sons, for breach of contract. Godwin also purported to assert separate causes of action for fraud and for a violation of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act. Stanley Smith moved to stay the proceeding and compel arbitration, to dismiss the suit for lack of proper venue, or to change the venue, and to dismiss the cause of action asserting a violation of the Unfair Trade Practices Act. The Circuit Court granted the motion to dismiss the cause of action asserting a violation of the…