Watson Finance Co. v. Fisher

THIS OPINION
HAS NO 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

Watson Finance
Co. Inc., Appellant,

v.

Sue M. Fisher, Respondent.

Appeal From Greenville County

G. Edward Welmaker, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-306

Submitted May 1, 2012 – Filed May 16, 2012   

AFFIRMED

Kenneth E. Sowell, of Anderson, for
Appellant.

Rodney M. Brown, of Fountain Inn, for
Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Watson
Finance Company (Company) appeals the circuit court's order, arguing the circuit court erred in affirming the magistrate's
order directing a verdict in favor of Fisher because the magistrate improperly
excluded Company's testimony regarding the price of a repair bill.  We
affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authorities: Butler v. Edgefield, 328 S.C. 238, 248, 493 S.E.2d 838, 843 (1997) (holding the circuit
court, acting as an appellate court in a case heard by the magistrate, cannot
consider questions that have not been presented to the magistrate); Taylor v. Medenica, 324 S.C 200, 216, 479 S.E.2d 35, 43 (1996) (holding a party may not
argue one ground at trial and an alternate ground on appeal).

AFFIRMED.

WILLIAMS, THOMAS, and
LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.

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