Cooper v. Spotts

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Following a bench trial in the State Court of Cherokee County of Ellen Cooper’s appeal from a Magistrate Court judgment in favor of Leslie and James Spotts, the trial court dismissed Cooper’s claims after finding that she was not a real party in interest, and thus had no standing to pursue a claim related to the property at issue. The trial court, however, found for the Spotts on their counterclaim. We granted Cooper’s application for discretionary appeal, and this appeal ensued.

1. Before turning to the merits, we must first examine this Court’s jurisdiction over this…