THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Supreme Court

Isiah Rudy Loadholt, in his capacity as Sheriff of Hampton County, Petitioner,

South Carolina State Budget and Control Board, Division of General Services, Insurance Reserve Fund, Respondent,

Sherry Capers, Tounda  Taylor, and Kim Davenport, Petitioners.

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS

Appeal From Richland County
L. Casey Manning, Circuit Court Judge

Opinion No. 25472
Heard May 14, 2002 - Filed May 28, 2002

Dismissed as Improvidently Granted

William T. Toal, of Johnson, Toal & Battiste, of Columbia, for petitioner Isiah Rudy Loadholt.

Joel D. Bailey, of The Bailey Law Firm, P.A., of Beaufort, for petitioners Capers, Taylor & Davenport.

Andrew F. Lindemann and William H. Davidson, II, both of Davidson, Morrison and Lindemann, P.A., of Columbia, for respondent.

Edward A. Frazier, of Law Office of Ed Frazier, of Lexington; and Alford Haselden, of Haselden, Owen & Boloyan, of Clover, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association.

PER CURIAM: After careful review of the appendix and briefs, we dismiss the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted.

MOORE, A.C.J, WALLER, BURNETT, PLEICONES, JJ., and Acting Justice George T. Gregory, concur.