McKissick v. J.F. Cleckley & Co.

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• finding that absent a proffer of the excluded testimony, there is nothing before the court to review
• holding a party cannot argue one theory at trial and a different theory on appeal
• holding a circuit court’s decision to change venue will not be disturbed absent a showing of manifest abuse of discretion amounting to a deprivation of the legal rights of a party
• noting that an appellant must show both error and prejudice for reversal
• explaining a party cannot complain on appeal when he or she receives the relief requested at trial
• noting the appellant failed to “point to specific objections and rulings” as required by the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules, thus leaving the court to “‘grope in the dark’ concerning the specific allegations of error”

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