Kunst v. Parham

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PRECEDENTIAL VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY
PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

J. Scott Kunst, Appellant,

v.

Mike Parham and
Judy Parham, Respondents.

Appeal From Greenville County

 Doyet A. Early, III, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2010-UP-531

Submitted December 1, 2010 – Filed
December 13, 2010   

AFFIRMED

J. Scott Kunst, pro se, of Simpsonville, for Appellant.

Blake Smith, of Greenville, and Paul Zion, of Spartanburg, for
Respondents.

PER CURIAM: J. Scott Kunst appeals the circuit court's grant
of summary judgment for his cause of action for defamation against Mike and
Judy Parham.  We affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authorities: Hunt v. S.C.
Forestry Comm'n, 358 S.C. 564, 573, 595 S.E.2d 846, 851 (Ct. App.
2004) ("Issues raised in a brief but not supported by authority are deemed
abandoned and will not be considered on appeal."); see also In
re McCracken, 346 S.C. 87, 92, 551 S.E.2d 235, 238 (2001) ("A bald
assertion, without supporting argument, does not preserve an issue for
appeal.").

AFFIRMED.

THOMAS, PIEPER, AND GEATHERS, JJ., concur.

[1] We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to
Rule 215, SCACR.