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Case Information: 2020-000528
Court:	Court of Appeals	Classification:	Appeal - Common Pleas - Other
Short Title:	Vista Del Mar v. Vista Del Mar, LLC	Case Status:	Remittitur
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Filed Date:	03/23/2020	Oral Argument Date:	06/15/2023 12:00 PM
Disposition Date:	08/16/2023	Disposition Type:	Opinion
Remittitur Date:	11/01/2024
Lower Court or Tribunal:	Horry (2017CP2600424)

Vista Del Mar Condominium Association; Dennis M. Merritt, Trustee of the Dennis M. Merritt Living Trust; John J. Hawkins; and Eleanor N. Hawkins, Plaintiffs,

v.

Vista Del Mar Condominiums, LLC; Atlantic Development Company, LLC; Atlantic Coast Funding, LLC; John Doe, a nominal Defendant representing all persons or entities unknown who may claim an interest in the property that is the subject of this action, Defendants,

And

Atlantic Development Company, LLC and Atlantic Coast Funding, LLC, Third-Party Plaintiffs,

v.

Barbara P. Swartz; Nancy S. Case; Winston Salem Daly Development, LLC; Charles F. Webber; Mark L. Skowron, as Trustee of Mark L. Skowron Revocable Trust dated April 24, 2002 and Gail L. Skowron, as Trustee of the Gail L. Skowron Revocable Trust dated 04/24/2002; Norman W. Taylor, Trustee of the Norman W. Taylor Revocable Living Trust dated April 28, 2008; Tim Mitchell Development, LLC; Eric R. Sklut and Lori Levine Sklut; Fred C. Warehime and Patricia F. Warehime; James W. Blackburn, III and Peggy S. Blackburn; Barbara I. Bowser; KHDH, LLC; Beth G. Bauknight; Roderick D. Sanders (or his successor), as Trustee of the Amended and Restated Revocable Declaration of Trust of Anne Mallard Sanders u/a/d January 16, 2015; GGK Properties, LLC; Leon Levine and Sandra Levine; Joseph Moglia and Amy H. Moglia; Angela M. Mason, as Trustee of the Angela Mason Revocable Trust dated June 9, 2003 and amended and restated May 27, 2007; Dexter R. Barbee, Sr.; Daniel M. Talbert, Sr.; Craig W. Lawton; David N. Dalton; Janet W. Weed, Trustee of the Janet W. Weed Revocable Trust under Trust Instrument dated April 17, 2013; Robert H. Messier, Jr. and Janice H. Messier; Jeffrey Schneider, Trustee for the Jeffrey Schneider Revocable Trust dated August 1, 2017; Phillip Kleinman and Charisse D. Kleinman; Stephen Gatto and Camille Gatto; Lutz Real Estate, LP; Astorg Imports, Inc.; ABLP Properties, LLC; Sutton Children, LLC; Daniel C. Schuster and Mardell J. Schuster; Roy C. Putrino and Eileen M. Putrino; Spencer Squier and Sherri Squier; VDM 1004, LLC; Roger B. Matherly and Bonnie V. Matherly; ITAC 203 LLC; Rebecca R. Shroff and Kersi S. Shroff; Sandra P. Levine and Lori Ann Sklut, Co-Trustees of the Irrevocable Trust F/B/O Amy Beth Levine dated September 18, 1986; David E. Lukowski; Richard B. Kline and Leslie Kline; James P. Aplington and Carol D. Aplington; Michael L. Van Glish and Judith K. Van Glish; Anna A. Olsen; Anne Marie Murray; William J. Pridemore and Irina V. Pridemore; William B. Davidson and Julia Davidson; Bruce Alexander Henderson and Valerie Sokolov; Mark W. Lee; Sue David Kline; Thomas McKiernan and Anne McKiernan; Philip H. Strobl and Amy Mott Strobl; James M. Faircloth and Sylvia Faircloth; Cheryl Jackson and Phillip H. Jackson; Weldon Riggs and Tiffiany Riggs; Janet P. Merritt, Trustee of the Janet P. Merritt Living Trust U/A dated March 24, 2000; Melia Mooney Pavoris; William L. Mansfield and Patricia S. Mansfield; Stuart W. Gibbs and Helen R. Gibbs; Michael R. Blackburn and Pamela M. Blackburn; Jeffrey G. Edwards and Teresa T. Edwards; Michael J. Wilk, Third-Party Defendants,

Of which Vista Del Mar Condominium Association; Dennis M. Merritt, Trustee of the Dennis M. Merritt Living Trust; John J. Hawkins; Eleanor N. Hawkins, Barbara P. Swartz; Nancy S. Case; Winston Salem Daly Development, LLC; Charles F. Webber; Mark L. Skowron, as Trustee of Mark L. Skowron Revocable Trust dated April 24, 2002 and Gail L. Skowron, as Trustee of the Gail L. Skowron Revocable Trust dated 04/24/2002; Norman W. Taylor, Trustee of the Norman W. Taylor Revocable Living Trust dated April 28, 2008; Tim Mitchell Development, LLC; Eric R. Sklut and Lori Levine Sklut; Fred C. Warehime and Patricia F. Warehime; James W. Blackburn, III and Peggy S. Blackburn; Barbara I. Bowser; KHDH, LLC; Beth G. Bauknight; Roderick D. Sanders (or his successor), as Trustee of the Amended and Restated Revocable Declaration of Trust of Anne Mallard Sanders u/a/d January 16, 2015; GGK Properties, LLC; Leon Levine and Sandra Levine; Joseph Moglia and Amy H. Moglia; Angela M. Mason, as Trustee of the Angela Mason Revocable Trust dated June 9, 2003 and amended and restated May 27, 2007; Dexter R. Barbee, Sr.; Daniel M. Talbert, Sr.; Craig W. Lawton; David N. Dalton; Janet W. Weed, Trustee of the Janet W. Weed Revocable Trust under Trust Instrument dated April 17, 2013; Robert H. Messier, Jr. and Janice H. Messier; Jeffrey Schneider, Trustee for the Jeffrey Schneider Revocable Trust dated August 1, 2017; Phillip Kleinman and Charisse D. Kleinman; Stephen Gatto and Camille Gatto; Lutz Real Estate, LP; Astorg Imports, Inc.; ABLP Properties, LLC; Sutton Children, LLC; Daniel C. Schuster and Mardell J. Schuster; Roy C. Putrino and Eileen M. Putrino; Spencer Squier and Sherri Squier; VDM 1004, LLC; Roger B. Matherly and Bonnie V. Matherly; ITAC 203 LLC; Rebecca R. Shroff and Kersi S. Shroff; Sandra P. Levine and Lori Ann Sklut, Co-Trustees of the Irrevocable Trust F/B/O Amy Beth Levine dated September 18, 1986; David E. Lukowski; Richard B. Kline and Leslie Kline; James P. Aplington and Carol D. Aplington; Michael L. Van Glish and Judith K. Van Glish; Anna A. Olsen; Anne Marie Murray; William J. Pridemore and Irina V. Pridemore; William B. Davidson and Julia Davidson; Bruce Alexander Henderson and Valerie Sokolov; Mark W. Lee; Sue David Kline; Thomas McKiernan and Anne McKiernan; Philip H. Strobl and Amy Mott Strobl; James M. Faircloth and Sylvia Faircloth; Cheryl Jackson and Phillip H. Jackson; Weldon Riggs and Tiffiany Riggs; Janet P. Merritt, Trustee of the Janet P. Merritt Living Trust U/A dated March 24, 2000; Melia Mooney Pavoris; William L. Mansfield and Patricia S. Mansfield; Stuart W. Gibbs and Helen R. Gibbs; Michael R. Blackburn and Pamela M. Blackburn; Jeffrey G. Edwards and Teresa T. Edwards; Michael J. Wilk, are the Appellants,

And

Of Which Vista Del Mar Condominiums, LLC, Atlantic Development Company, LLC, Atlantic Coast Funding, LLC and John Doe, a nominal Defendant representing all persons or entities unknown who may claim an interest in the property that is the subject of this action are the Respondents.

- Party Information
Appellate Role	Party Name	Former	Attorney(s)
Appellant	ABLP Properties, LLC	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Carol D. Aplington	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	James P. Aplington	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Astorg Imports, Inc.	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Dexter R. Barbee, Sr.	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Beth G. Bauknight	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	James W. Blackburn, III	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Michael R. Blackburn	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Pamela M. Blackburn	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Peggy S. Blackburn	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Barbara I. Bowser	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Nancy S. Case	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	David N. Dalton	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Julia Davidson	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	William B. Davidson	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Jeffrey G. Edwards	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Teresa T. Edwards	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	James M. Faircloth	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Sylvia Faircloth	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Camille Gatto	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Stephen Gatto	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	GGK Properties, LLC	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Helen R. Gibbs	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Stuart W. Gibbs	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Eleanor N. Hawkins	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	John J. Hawkins	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Bruce Alexander Henderson	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	ITAC 203, LLC	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Cheryl Jackson	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Phillip H. Jackson	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	KHDH, LLC	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Charisse D. Kleinman	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Phillip Kleinman	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Leslie Kline	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Richard B. Kline	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Sue David Kline	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Craig W. Lawton	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Craig W. Lawton	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Mark W. Lee	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Leon Levine	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Sandra Levine	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Sandra P. Levine	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	David E. Lukowski	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Lutz Real Estate, LP	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Patricia S. Mansfield	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	William L. Mansfield	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Angela M. Mason	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Bonnie V. Matherly	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Roger B. Matherly	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Anne Mckiernan	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Thomas Mckiernan	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Dennis M. Merritt	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Janet P. Merritt	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Robert H. Messier, Jr.	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Janice H. Messier	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Amy H. Moglia	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Joseph Moglia	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Anne Marie Murray	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Anna A. Olsen	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Melia Mooney Pavoris	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Irina V. Pridemore	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	William J. Pridemore	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Eileen M. Putrino	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Eileen M. Putrino	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Roy C. Putrino	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Tiffiany Riggs	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Weldon Riggs	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Roderick D. Sanders	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Jeffrey Schneider	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Daniel C. Schuster	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Mardell J. Schuster	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Kersi S. Shroff	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Rebecca R. Shroff	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Eric R. Sklut	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Lori Ann Sklut	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Lori Levine Sklut	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Gail L. Skowron	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Mark L. Skowron	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Valerie Sokolov	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Sherri Squier	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Spencer Squier	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Amy Mott Strobl	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Philip H. Strobl	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Sutton Children, LLC	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Barbara P. Swartz	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Daniel M. Talbert, Sr.	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Norman W. Taylor	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Tim Mitchell Development, LLC	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Judith K. Van Glish	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Michael L. Van Glish	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	VDM 1004, LLC	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Vista Del Mar Condominium Association	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Fred C. Warehime	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Patricia F. Warehime	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Charles F. Weber	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Janet W. Weed	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Michael J. Wilk	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Appellant	Winson-Salem Daly Development, LLC	N	Kenneth Ray Moss Robert E. Lee Paul J. Ekster
Respondent	Atlantic Coast Funding, LLC	N	Demetri K. Koutrakos Harry Alwyn Dixon
Respondent	Atlantic Development Company, LLC	N	Demetri K. Koutrakos Harry Alwyn Dixon
Respondent	John Doe	N	Demetri K. Koutrakos
Respondent	Vista Del Mar Condominiums, LLC	N	James Christopher Clark

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Event Information
Filed Date	Event Information	Doc
12/06/2024	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order Granting Costs
11/15/2024	Motion - Costs
11/01/2024	Remittitur - Remittitur Sent
10/30/2024	Correspondence - Incoming (Copy of Supreme Court Order Denying Certiorari)
11/13/2023	Correspondence - Incoming (Supreme Court Initial Letter)
10/11/2023	Rehearing - Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc - No Vote Requested
10/11/2023	Rehearing - Denied
09/13/2023	Rehearing - Petition for Rehearing (AMENDED)
09/13/2023	Motion - to Amend the Petition for Rehearing En Banc
09/07/2023	Deficiency - Deficiency Letter Sent
08/29/2023	Rehearing - Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc
08/29/2023	Rehearing - Petition for Rehearing
08/16/2023	Dispositional Decision - Opinion
06/15/2023	Oral Argument - Oral Argument Held
05/02/2023	Correspondence - Outgoing (Oral Argument Notification)
02/15/2023	Correspondence - Incoming (Response to Preliminary List)
02/09/2023	Correspondence - Incoming (Response to Preliminary List)
02/08/2023	Correspondence - Outgoing (Conflict Letter for Oral Arguments)
12/16/2022	Correspondence - Incoming (Response to Preliminary List)
12/07/2022	Correspondence - Outgoing (Carry Over Cases from Preliminary List)
11/08/2022	Correspondence - Incoming (Response to Preliminary List)
11/07/2022	Correspondence - Outgoing (Conflict Letter - Carry Over)
10/12/2022	Correspondence - Incoming (Response to Preliminary List)
10/12/2022	Correspondence - Incoming (Response to Preliminary List)
10/11/2022	Correspondence - Outgoing (Conflict Letter)
10/29/2021	Correspondence - Incoming (Respondent's Bound Copies)
10/22/2021	Correspondence - Outgoing (Requesting Six Bound Copies)
08/11/2021	Non-Dispositional Decision - Extension Granted (1st - Appellants' Request of Time to Provide Bound Copies)
08/09/2021	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Appellants' Request of Time to Provide Bound Copies)
07/28/2021	Correspondence - Outgoing (Bound Copy Request)
03/11/2021	Brief - No Respondent Brief (Vista Del Mar Condominiums, LLC)
02/11/2021	Record - Proof of Service of Supplemental Record on Appeal
02/11/2021	Record - Supplemental
02/10/2021	Correspondence - Incoming (Other) consent to supplement the record on appeal
01/19/2021	Final Brief - Appellants
12/30/2020	Correspondence - Outgoing (Letter - Respondent's Initial Brief Overdue Letter)
12/23/2020	Final Brief - Respondents (Atlantic Development Company, LLC and Atlantic Coast Funding, LLC)
12/15/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - Extension Granted (1st - Appellants' Final Brief)
12/15/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Appellants' Final Brief)
12/03/2020	Deficiency - Deficiency Letter Sent (Record - Record on Appeal Filed)
12/03/2020	Record - Proof of Service of Record on Appeal
12/03/2020	Deficiency - Correction (Record - Record on Appeal Filed)
11/30/2020	Record - Record on Appeal Filed
11/19/2020	Correspondence - Outgoing (Letter Returning Filing Fee)
11/18/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - Extension Granted (1st - Record on Appeal)
11/13/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Record on Appeal)
10/21/2020	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed (Respondents Atlantic Development Company, LLC and Atlantic Coast Funding, LLC)
10/21/2020	Initial Brief - Respondents Atlantic Development Company, LLC and Atlantic Coast Funding, LLC
09/23/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - Extension Granted (2nd (Respondents' Initial Brief-Atlantic Development and Atlantic Coast) )
09/16/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (2nd (Respondents' Initial Brief-Atlantic Development and Atlantic Coast) )
08/21/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - Extension Granted (Respondents' Initial Brief-Atlantic Development and Atlantic Coast)
08/18/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (1st) (Respondents' Initial Brief-Atlantic Development and Atlantic Coast)
07/24/2020	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed (Appellants)
07/24/2020	Initial Brief - Appellants
07/10/2020	Correspondence - Outgoing (Letter Returning Filing Fee)
06/30/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - Extension Granted (1st - Appellants' Initial Brief)
06/25/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Appellants' Initial Brief)
03/30/2020	Correspondence - Outgoing (Letter - Notice of Appeal Initial Letter)
03/25/2020	Transcript Documents - Transcript Ordered
03/23/2020	Notice of Appeal (Civil) - Initial