Opinion
2012-UP-395
06-27-2012
Mitchell S. Lowther and Carmon B. Lowther, Respondents, v. E. Legrand Lowther, Appellant.
H. Fred Kuhn, Jr., of Moss, Kuhn & Fleming, P.A., of Beaufort, for Appellant. R. Thayer Rivers, Jr., of Law Office of R. Thayer Rivers, Jr., of Ridgeland, for Respondents.
UNPUBLISHED OPINION
Heard April 9, 2012.
Appeal From Jasper County Darrell T. Johnson, Jr., Special Referee.
H. Fred Kuhn, Jr., of Moss, Kuhn & Fleming, P.A., of Beaufort, for Appellant.
R. Thayer Rivers, Jr., of Law Office of R. Thayer Rivers, Jr., of Ridgeland, for Respondents.
PER CURIAM:
E. Legrand Lowther appeals the special referee's order voiding a deed, which transferred property to Legrand from his brother and sister-in-law, Mitchell S. and Carmon B. Lowther. Because the order is unclear, we vacate and remand finding more specific factual findings and conclusions of law by the special referee are necessary for appellate review. See In re Treatment & Care of Luckabaugh, 351 S.C. 122, 131-34, 568 S.E.2d 338, 342-44 (2002) (vacating and remanding where the order on appeal provided no findings of fact to support its ultimate legal conclusion as required by Rule 52(a), SCRCP); Holcombe v. Hardee, 304 S.C. 522, 524-25, 405 S.E.2d 821, 822-23 (1991) (reversing and remanding a family court order for further findings of fact to support its conclusions); Bowen v. Lee Process Sys. Co., 342 S.C. 232, 241, 536 S.E.2d 86, 91 (Ct. App. 2000) (vacating and remanding a form order granting summary judgment for specific identification of facts and accompanying legal analysis).
FEW, C.J., and HUFF and SHORT, JJ., concur.