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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court J. Daniel Mahoney, Respondent, v. The Muhler Company, Inc. and Henry Hay III, in his individual capacity, Petitioners.

Appellate Case No. 2020-000370

Appeal from Charleston County Bentley Price, Circuit Court Judge

Memorandum Opinion No. 2021-MO-004 Heard April 13, 2021 – Filed April 21, 2021

DISMISSED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED

Andrew K. Epting Jr. and Jaan G. Rannik, both of Epting & Rannik, LLC, of Charleston, for Petitioners.

Clayton B. McCullough, of McCullough Khan, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: We issued a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals' order dated October 25, 2019, granting Respondent's motion to dismiss Petitioners' appeal. We now dismiss the writ as improvidently granted.

DISMISSED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED.

BEATTY, C.J., KITTREDGE, HEARN, FEW and JAMES, JJ., concur.