GMAC Mortgage Corporation

• Court: Court of Appeals of South Carolina
• Decided: November 24, 2003
• Docket: 2003-UP-682
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

GMAC Mortgage Corporation,        Respondent,

v.

Richard B. Roach, Martha E. Roach, a/k/a Martha M. Roach, The Peoples National Bank, Bank of America, N.A., and Blazer Financial Services,        Defendants,

Of Whom Richard B. Roach, Martha E. Roach a/k/a Martha M. Roach are the,        Appellants.

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Appeal From Anderson County
Ellis B. Drew, Jr., Master-in-Equity

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Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-682
Submitted September 17, 2003 – Filed November 24, 2003

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APPEAL DISMISSED

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James Sidney Erwin, of Easley, for Appellants.

Beverly J. Finkel and Thomas A. Shook, both of Charleston, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:   Richard B. Roach and Martha E. Roach, a/k/a Martha M. Roach, appeal from a default judgment in a mortgage foreclosure action.  We dismiss the appeal pursuant to Rule 220, SCACR and the following authority:  Winesett v. Winesett, 287 S.C. 332, 334, 338 S.E.2d 340, 341 (1985) (ruling a default judgment may not be directly appealed and explaining, “The proper procedure for challenging a default judgment is to move the trial court to set aside the judgment pursuant to Rule 60(b), SCACR.  An appeal may then be taken from the denial of this motion.”).

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HUFF, STILWELL, and BEATTY, JJ., concur.