Stauch v. Pearce

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 Eugene A. Stauch, III, Appellant, v. Deborah A. Pearce, Respondent. Appeal From Charleston County Robert S. Armstrong, Family Court Judge Unpublished Opinion No. 2008-UP-595 Submitted October 1, 2008 – Filed October 17, 2008 AFFIRMED Eugene A. Stauch, III, of North Charleston, Pro Se, for Appellant. Don C. Gibson, of North Charleston, for Respondent. PER CURIAM: Eugene A. Stauch appeals the family court’s award of attorney’s fees to Deborah A. Pearce. We affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: Doe v. Doe, 370 S.C. 206, 212, 634 S.E.2d 51, 55 (Ct. App. 2006) (“[W]hen an appellant neither raises an issue at trial nor through a Rule 59(e), SCRCP, motion, the issue is not preserved for appellate review.”); Historic Charleston Holdings, LLC v. Mallon, 365 S.C. 524, 539, 617 S.E.2d 388, 396 (Ct. App. 2005) (stating when a trial court makes a general ruling on an issue, but does not address the specific argument raised by the appellant and the appellant does not make a motion to alter or amend pursuant to Rule 59(e), SCRCP, the appellate court cannot consider the argument on appeal). AFFIRMED. ANDERSON, WILLIAMS, and KONDUROS, JJ., concur. [1] We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.