The Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction only in cases of chancery, and in such appeals they shall review the findings of fact as well as the law, except in chancery cases when the facts are settled by a jury and the verdict not set aside; provided, that in cases which arise out of the Family Court, except those cases dealing with juvenile misconduct, review by the Supreme Court of the findings of fact of the Family Court shall be limited to a determination of whether or not there is substantial evidence to sustain such facts.
S.C. Code Ann. § 14-3-320
Appellate jurisdiction in chancery; review of findings of fact of Family Court
Applied in 28 court decisions — leading case I'On, L.L.C. v. Town of Mt. Pleasant (2000)
Most recently applied in Holmes v. East Cooper Community Hospital, Inc. (March 2014)
1962 Code SECTION 15-122; 1952 Code SECTION 15-122; 1942 Code SECTION 26; 1932 Code SECTION 26; Civ
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