Kunst v. Covington

THIS OPINION HAS NO
PRECEDENTIAL VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY
PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 239(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

J. Scott Kunst, Appellant,

v.

Susan B.
Covington, Respondent.

Appeal From Greenville County

 G. Edward Welmaker, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.  2008-UP-619

Submitted November 3, 2008 – Filed
November 10, 2008

AFFIRMED

J. Scott Kunst, of Simpsonville, for Appellant.

Andrew Elliott Haselden, of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: J.
Scott Kunst appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his cause of action pursuant
to Rule 12(b)(6), SCRCP.  We affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: In re Care &
Treatment of McCracken, 346 S.C. 87, 92, 551 S.E.2d 235, 238 (2001)
(stating an issue is deemed abandoned and will not be considered on appeal if
the argument is raised in a brief but not supported by authority); Staubes
v. City of Folly Beach, 339 S.C. 406, 412, 529 S.E.2d 543, 546 (2000)
(explaining in order for an issue to be preserved for appellate review it must
be raised and ruled upon by the trial court).   

AFFIRMED.

Williams, Pieper, and Geathers,
JJ., concur.

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