Bacchi v. America's Source Consulting

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals

Anita Bacchi and Kristine Lomas, Respondents,

v.

America's Source Consulting Agency, LLC, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2015-000670

Appeal From Horry County Steven H. John, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2017-UP-309 Submitted June 1, 2017 – Filed July 26, 2017

AFFIRMED

James Ross Snell, Jr. and Vicki D Koutsogiannis, both of Law Office of James R. Snell, Jr., LLC, of Lexington, for Appellant.

Francis A. Humphries, Jr., of Monckton, Hembree & Humphries, PA, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondents.

PER CURIAM: Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220, SCACR, and the following authorities: Wilder Corp. v. Wilke, 330 S.C. 71, 76, 497 S.E.2d 731, 733 (1998) ("It is axiomatic that an issue cannot be raised for the first time on appeal, but must have been raised to and ruled upon by the trial [court] to be preserved for appellate

review."); Regions Bank v. Owens, 402 S.C. 642, 647, 741 S.E.2d 51, 54 (Ct. App. 2013) (holding an argument for setting aside an entry of default was unpreserved for appellate review because the movant failed to argue the issue to the Master-in- Equity); Noisette v. Ismail, 304 S.C. 56, 58, 403 S.E.2d 122, 124 (1991) (holding that when a trial court does not explicitly rule on an argument raised and appellant makes no Rule 59(e), SCRCP, motion to obtain a ruling, the appellate court may not address the issue).

AFFIRMED.1

SHORT, WILLIAMS, and KONDUROS, JJ., concur.

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