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examined Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Mack v. Gates (2×) also: Cited as authority (quoted)
S.C. Ct. App. · 2017 · quote attribution · 2 verbatim quotes · confidence high
appellant has the burden of providing a sufficient record on appeal.
examined Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. v. Grier (2×) also: Cited as authority (quoted)
S.C. Ct. App. · 2016 · signal: see · quote attribution · 2 verbatim quotes · confidence high
a third-party beneficiary is a party that the contracting parties intend to directly benefit.
examined Cited as authority (verbatim quote) University Motors v. Kimpson (2×) also: Cited as authority (quoted)
S.C. Ct. App. · 2012 · quote attribution · 2 verbatim quotes · confidence high
a third-party beneficiary is a party that the contracting parties intend to directly benefit.
examined Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Lee v. Regal (2×) also: Cited as authority (quoted)
S.C. Ct. App. · 2008 · signal: see · quote attribution · 2 verbatim quotes · confidence high
the appellant has the burden of providing a sufficient record.
examined Cited as authority (quoted) The Huffines Co., LLC v. Lockhart (2×)
S.C. Ct. App. · 2005 · quote attribution · 2 verbatim quotes · confidence low
a party that wrongfully prevents satisfaction of a condition precedent to its performance is not excused from performing
cited Cited as authority (rule) Parker v. Transport Leasing/Contract Inc
D.S.C. · 2025 · confidence medium
Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Marshall Griffin v. Tony Fiovino (2×)
unknown court · 2025 · confidence medium
"A trial court should grant JNOV when the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict." Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 338 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 487 (2005).
cited Cited as authority (rule) McDowell v. Jasper County
D.S.C. · 2024 · confidence medium
“A third-party beneficiary is a party that the contracting parties intend to directly benefit.” Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson–Wall Co., 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (S.C. 2005).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Horowitz v. Jasper County
D.S.C. · 2024 · confidence medium
“A third-party beneficiary is a party that the contracting parties intend to directly benefit.” Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson–Wall Co., 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (S.C. 2005).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Bernard Bagley, 175851 v. SCDPPPS (2)
S.C. Ct. App. · 2022 · confidence medium
Code Ann. § 1-23-610 (B) (Supp. 2022) ("[R]eview of the [ALC]'s order must be confined to the record."); Al-Shabazz v. State, 338 S.C. 354, 379 , 527 S.E.2d 742, 755 (2000) ("[The record on appeal] must include all that is necessary to enable the [appellate] court to decide whether the AL[C] made an erroneous or unsubstantiated ruling."); Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 339 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 487-88 (2005) (stating the "[a]ppellant ha[s] the burden of providing a sufficient record"); Braxton v. S.C.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Daisy Frederick v. Daniel McDowell
S.C. Ct. App. · 2022 · confidence medium
See Rule 210(h), SCACR ("[T]he appellate court will not consider any fact that does not appear in the Record on Appeal."); Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 339 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 487-88 (2005) (explaining the appellant has the burden of providing a sufficient record); Vaught v. A.O.
examined Cited as authority (rule) Jeanne Beverly v. Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, LLC (3×) also: Cited "see, e.g."
unknown court · 2022 · confidence medium
Fabian v. Lindsay, 410 S.C. 475, 488 , 765 S.E.2d 132, 139 (2014); Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005); Touchberry v. City of Florence, 295 S.C. 47, 48-49 , 367 S.E.2d 149, 150 (1988); Ancrum v. Camden Water, Light & Ice Co., 82 S.C. 284, 294 , 64 S.E. 151, 155 (1909).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Foster v. Armstrong
S.C. Ct. App. · 2021 · confidence medium
"In reviewing an order of summary judgment, an appellate court applies the same standard as that which the circuit court applied in determining whether to enter the order." Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Adamson v. Jackson
S.C. Ct. App. · 2021 · confidence medium
Logging, Inc., 355 S.C. 588, 592 , 586 S.E.2d 572, 574-75 (2003) (listing factors a trial court must consider before excluding a witness as follows: "(1) the type of witness involved; (2) the content of the evidence emanating from the proffered witness; (3) the nature of the failure or neglect or refusal to furnish the witness'[s] name; (4) the degree of surprise to the other party, including the prior knowledge of the name of the witness; and (5) the prejudice to the opposing party" (citing Jumper v. Hawkins, 348 S.C. 142, 152 , 558 S.E.2d 911, 916 (Ct. App. 2001))); Historic Charleston Holdi…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Bethea v. SLED
S.C. Ct. App. · 2018 · confidence medium
As to whether Bethea's 1993 conviction disqualifies him from possessing a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(9) when the conviction is excluded from the definition of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence under 18 U.S.C. § 921 (a)(33)(B)(i): Pye v. Estate of Fox, 369 S.C. 555, 564 , 633 S.E.2d 505, 510 (2006) ("[A]n issue cannot be raised for the first time on appeal, but must have been raised to and ruled upon by the trial court to be preserved."); Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 339 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 487-88 (2005) (explaining an appellant has "the burden of providing…
cited Cited as authority (rule) Patrick Weckesser v. Knight Enterprises S.E., LLC
4th Cir. · 2018 · confidence medium
A third-party beneficiary “is a party that the contracting parties intend to directly benefit.” Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (S.C. 2005).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) ABC Amusements v. Howard
S.C. Ct. App. · 2018 · confidence medium
See Rule 210(h), SCACR ("[T]he appellate court will not consider any fact which does not appear in the Record on Appeal."); Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 339 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005) (declining to review a jury charge when appellant failed to include the jury charge in the record on appeal); Solley v. Navy Fed. 1 The circuit court granted the motion for directed verdict at the close of all evidence.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Howell v. Chabot
S.C. Ct. App. · 2017 · confidence medium
As to Issue 4: Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 339 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 487-88 (2005) (stating the appealing party has the burden of providing a sufficient record on appeal); Broom v. Jennifer J., 403 S.C. 96, 115 , 742 S.E.2d 382, 391 (2013) ("Issues raised in a brief but not supported by authority may be deemed abandoned and not considered on appeal."); First Savs.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Menefee v. Menefee
S.C. Ct. App. · 2017 · confidence medium
As to the family court declining to award reimbursement to Husband for automobile insurance paid on Wife's behalf: Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 339 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 487-88 (2005) (declining to address the merits of an appellant's claim based on the appellant's failure to meet the burden of providing a sufficient record for review). 7.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Haire v. Leon
S.C. Ct. App. · 2017 · confidence medium
As to Issue 3: High v. High, 389 S.C. 226, 238 , 697 S.E.2d 690, 696 (Ct. App. 2010) ("[A] family court's ruling on the admission or exclusion of evidence will only be reversed if it constitutes an abuse of discretion amounting to an error of law."); Rule 37(b)(2)(B), SCRCP (noting a court may refuse to allow a disobedient party to introduce the designated matters into evidence as a sanction for failure to comply with discovery orders); Historic Charleston Holdings, LLC v. Mallon, 381 S.C. 417, 435 , 673 S.E.2d 448, 457 (2009) ("In deciding what sanction to impose for failure to disclose evide…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Tate v. SCDPPPS
S.C. Ct. App. · 2016 · confidence medium
Control, 348 S.C. 507, 519 , 460 S.E.2d 410 , 417 (2002) ("[I]ssues not raised to and ruled on by the AL[C] are not preserved for appellate consideration."); Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 339 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 487-88 (2005) (stating the appellant has the burden of establishing a sufficient record on appeal).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Thompson v. Pruitt Corp.
S.C. Ct. App. · 2016 · confidence medium
“A third-party beneficiary is a party that the contracting parties intend to directly benefit.” Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) 21st Mortgage v. Youmans
S.C. Ct. App. · 2015 · confidence medium
As to whether 21st Mortgage was bound by the default judgment: Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 339 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 487-88 (2005) (stating the appellant has the burden of providing a sufficient record upon which the appellate court can make its decision); Bakala v. Bakala, 352 S.C. 612, 625 , 576 S.E.2d 156, 163 (2003) ("A due process claim raised for the first time on appeal is not preserved."); Allegro, Inc. v. Scully, 409 S.C. 392, 411 , 762 S.E.2d 54, 64 (Ct. App. 2014) (finding certain issues were unpreserved for appellate review because there was nothing in the reco…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Thompson v. SCDPPPS
S.C. Ct. App. · 2015 · confidence medium
Control, 348 S.C. 507, 519 , 560 S.E.2d 410, 417 (2002) ("[I]ssues not raised to and ruled on by the AL[C] are not preserved for appellate consideration."); Rule 210(h), SCACR ("[T]he appellate court will not consider any fact which does not appear in the Record on Appeal."); Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 339 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 487-88 (2005) (noting the appellant has the burden of establishing a sufficient record and declining to address the merits of an issue where the facts underlying the claim were not included in the record).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Jones v. SCDC
S.C. Ct. App. · 2015 · confidence medium
Control, 348 S.C. 507, 519 , 560 S.E.2d 410, 417 (2002) ("[I]ssues not raised to and ruled on by the AL[C] are not preserved for appellate consideration."); Rule 210(h), SCACR ("[T]he appellate court will not consider any fact which does not appear in the [r]ecord on [a]ppeal."); Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 339 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 487-88 (2005) (noting the appellant has the burden of establishing a sufficient record and declining to address the merits of a claim when the facts underlying the claim are not included in the record).
cited Cited as authority (rule) State v. Gordon
S.C. Ct. App. · 2014 · confidence medium
Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 339 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 487-88 (2005).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Park Regency, LLC v. R & D Development of the Carolinas
S.C. Ct. App. · 2012 · confidence medium
Helms Realty, Inc. v.. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 339 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 487-88 (2005).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) David A. Hauge & Chidna v. Curran
S.C. Ct. App. · 2011 · confidence medium
As to whether a genuine issue of material fact exists on the conversion and breach of fiduciary duty causes of action: See Moore v. Weinberg , 383 S.C. 583, 589 , 681 S.E.2d 875, 878-79 (2009) (finding conflicting testimony regarding the ownership of an interest in the proceeds from litigation created a genuine issue of material fact as to the conversion claim); Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co. , 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005) ("Summary judgment is appropriate 'if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, …
cited Cited as authority (rule) SCDMV v. Westfall
S.C. Ct. App. · 2011 · confidence medium
Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co. , 363 S.C. 334, 339 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488-89 (2005).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Walter Mortgage Company v. Green
S.C. Ct. App. · 2011 · confidence medium
Dep't of Transp. v. First Carolina Corp. of S.C. , 372 S.C. 295, 301 , 641 S.E.2d 903, 907 (2007) ("'[A]n issue cannot be raised for the first time on appeal, but must have been raised to and ruled upon by the trial judge to be preserved for appellate review.'" (quoting Wilder Corp. v. Wilke , 330 S.C. 71, 76 , 497 S.E.2d 731, 733 (1998))); Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co. , 363 S.C. 334, 339 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 487-88 (2005) ("Appellant[s] ha[ve] the burden of providing a sufficient record."); Cowburn v. Leventis , 366 S.C. 20, 41 , 619 S.E.2d 437, 448 (Ct. App. 2005) ("When a trial court …
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Michael Knight v. SCMV
S.C. Ct. App. · 2009 · confidence medium
Dep't of Prob., Parole, and Pardon Servs. , 372 S.C. 279, 283 , 641 S.E.2d 895, 897 (2007) ("South Carolina courts have traditionally held the appealing party accountable for failing to present the court with an adequate record for review."); Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co. , 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005) (explaining the appellant has the burden of presenting a sufficient record to allow appellate review); Harkins v. Greenville County , 340 S.C. 606, 616 , 533 S.E.2d 886, 891 (2000) (holding this court may affirm the trial court on any issue because the appellant failed …
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Dennison v. Dennison
S.C. Ct. App. · 2009 · confidence medium
As to Wife's arguments that the family court erred in equitably dividing the marital property and in finding Wife did not request alimony: Chastain v. Chastain , 381 S.C. 295, 306 , 672 S.E.2d 108 , 114 (Ct. App. 2009) (holding an issue is not preserved for appellate review if the issue is not raised to the family court during trial or through post-trial motions); Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co. , 363 S.C. 334, 339 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 487-88 (2005) (holding the appealing party has the burden of providing a sufficient record).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) State v. Jackson (2×)
S.C. Ct. App. · 2009 · confidence medium
See Rule 208(b)(1)(D), SCACR; Jinks v. Richland County, 355 S.C. 341 , 344 n. 3, 585 S.E.2d 281 , 283 n. 3 (2003) (deeming abandoned on appeal an issue not argued in a party's brief); Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 339 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 487-88 (2005) (placing on Appellant the burden of presenting a sufficient record to allow review). .
discussed Cited as authority (rule) McKinnedy v. South Carolina Department of Corrections
S.C. Ct. App. · 2009 · confidence medium
As to whether: (1) the Department improperly forfeited fifteen days of good time credit; (2) McKinnedy was denied his right to a fair and impartial hearing following the ALC’s recommendation of a sanction; and (3) he was placed in double jeopardy because there was a rehearing following the first sanction hearing: Rule 210(h), SCACR (“Ordinarily, no point will be considered which does not appear in the record on appeal.”); Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co. , 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005) (explaining that on appeal, the appellant has the burden of presenting a sufficie…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Carter v. McFadyen
S.C. Ct. App. · 2009 · confidence medium
We affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: Helms Realty Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co. , 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005) (explaining pursuant to Rule 56(c), SCRCP, summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law); Willis v. Wu. , 362 S.C. 146, 151 , 607 S.E.2d 63, 65 (2004) (stating on appeal from an order granting summary judgment, the appellate court will review all ambiguities, conclusions, and inferences arising in and from the evidence in a light most …
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Pee Dee Stores, Inc. v. Doyle
S.C. Ct. App. · 2009 · confidence medium
Rule 56(c), SCRCP; Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005) (when reviewing the grant of a summary judgment motion, the appellate court applies the same standard of review as the trial court).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Anderson v. Williams
S.C. Ct. App. · 2008 · confidence medium
We dismiss[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: Rule 210(h), SCACR (providing an appellate court will not consider any fact that does not appear in the record on appeal); Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co. , 363 S.C. 334, 339 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 487-88 (2005) (finding appellant has the burden of presenting a sufficient record to allow review); Hamilton v. Greyhound Lines E. , 281 S.C. 442, 444 , 316 S.E.2d 368, 369 (1984) (dismissing the appeal because appellant failed to furnish a sufficient record from which this court can make an intelligent review); Meek v. Me…
cited Cited as authority (rule) USAA Property & Casualty Insurance v. Clegg Ex Rel. Estate of Clegg
S.C. · 2008 · confidence medium
Rule 56(c), SCRCP; Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005); Fleming v. Rose, 350 S.C. 488, 493 , 567 S.E.2d 857, 860 (2002).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Dove Data Products, Inc. v. DeVeaux
S.C. Ct. App. · 2008 · confidence medium
Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co. , 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) MidFirst Bank v. Brooks
S.C. Ct. App. · 2008 · confidence medium
STANDARD OF REVIEW “In reviewing an order of summary judgment, an appellate court applies the same standard as that which the circuit court applied in determining whether to enter the order.” Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co. , 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Wright v. Hiester Construction Co.
S.C. Ct. App. · 2008 · confidence medium
We affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: Rule 210(h), SCACR (“[T]he appellate court will not consider any fact which does not appear in the record on appeal.”); Rule 59(b), SCRCP (“The motion for a new trial shall be made promptly after the jury is discharged, or in the discretion of the court not later than 10 days thereafter.”); Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co. , 363 S.C. 334, 339-40 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 487-88 (2005) (finding on appeal the appellant has the burden of presenting a sufficient record to allow review); Harkins v. Greenville County , …
cited Cited as authority (rule) Hess v. Norton
S.C. Ct. App. · 2008 · confidence medium
Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co. , 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Hughes v. Oconee County
S.C. Ct. App. · 2007 · confidence medium
Rule 56(c), SCRCP; Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co. , 363 S.C. 334, 338 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 487 (2005); BPS, Inc. v. Worthy , 362 S.C. 319, 324 , 608 S.E.2d 155, 158 (Ct. App. 2005).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Mikell v. County of Charleston
S.C. Ct. App. · 2007 · confidence medium
Rule 56(c), SCRCP; Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005); Fleming v. Rose, 350 S.C. 488, 493 , 567 S.E.2d 857, 860 (2002).
cited Cited as authority (rule) International Fidelity Insurance v. China Construction America (SC) Inc.
S.C. Ct. App. · 2007 · confidence medium
Rule 56(c), SCRCP; Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co., 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Brown v. Worthington and Agnew
S.C. Ct. App. · 2007 · confidence medium
Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson Wall Co. , 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Auto Owners Insurance v. Pittman
S.C. Ct. App. · 2007 · confidence medium
Rule 56(c), SCRCP; Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co. , 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Bennett v. Wilson
S.C. Ct. App. · 2007 · confidence medium
Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co. , 363 S.C. 334, 339 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005) (holding that the appealing party has the burden of providing a sufficient record).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Blue v. Coastal Carolina University
S.C. Ct. App. · 2007 · confidence medium
Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co. , 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Mary Black Health System v. Watterson
S.C. Ct. App. · 2007 · confidence medium
Rule 56(c), SCRCP; Helms Realty, Inc. v. Gibson-Wall Co. , 363 S.C. 334, 340 , 611 S.E.2d 485, 488 (2005).
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HELMS REALTY, INC., Appellant,
v.
GIBSON-WALL COMPANY, a South Carolina Partnership, and Canal Industries, Inc., Defendants, of Which Gibson-Wall Company, a South Carolina Partnership, is Respondent
25947.
Supreme Court of South Carolina.
Feb 22, 2005.
611 S.E.2d 485
2005 S.C. LEXIS 49
J. Matthew Dove, of Dove Law Firm, of Murrells Inlet, for Appellant., William Jerad Rissler and J. Christopher Clark, both of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondent.
Burnett, Moore, Pleicones, Toal, Waller.
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Justice PLEICONES:

This is a breach-of-contract case. Appellant Helms Realty, Inc. (Appellant) appeals from a jury verdict in favor of Respondent Gibson-Wall Company (Respondent). We certified the case pursuant to Rule 204(b), SCACR. We affirm.

[*337] FACTS

Appellant and Respondent orally executed a listing agreement (the Listing Agreement) pursuant to which Appellant was to find a buyer of certain property owned by Respondent. Respondent claims that an express term of the Listing Agreement was that closing of a sale was a condition precedent to Respondent’s obligation to pay a commission to Appellant. Appellant claims that the agreement contained no express term concerning what triggered the right to a commission.

Eventually, Appellant found a potential buyer (the Buyer). Respondent and the Buyer fully negotiated and executed a written contract for the sale and purchase of the property (the Sales Contract). The Sales Contract contained a condition precedent to the Buyer’s obligation to close on the property. The Sales Contract also contained a term that the contract would expire if the condition remained unsatisfied on a certain date.

At trial, Respondent argued that through no fault of its own, the condition was never satisfied and that the Sales Contract had expired. According to Respondent, Appellant earned no commission because the Sales Contract never closed.

Appellant countered that it earned its commission when Respondent and the Buyer executed the Sales Contract, regardless whether they closed.

The jury found for Respondent.

ISSUES

I. Whether the circuit court erred by denying Appellant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV).
II. Whether the circuit court erred in charging the jury.
III. Whether the circuit court erred by granting Respondent’s motion for summary judgment on Appellant’s third-party-beneficiary claim.

ANALYSIS

I. Appellant’s Motion for JNOV

Appellant argues that the circuit court erred by denying Appellant’s motion for JNOV. We disagree.

[*338] A trial court should grant JNOY when the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict. Jinks v. Richland County, 355 S.C. 341, 345, 585 S.E.2d 281, 283 (2003). “In ruling on motions for directed verdict and JNOV, the trial court is required to view the evidence and the inferences that reasonably can be drawn therefrom in the light most favorable to the party opposing the motions and to deny the motions where either the evidence yields more than one inference or its inference is in doubt.” Id. (quoting Strange v. S.C. Dept. of Hwys. and Pub. Transp., 314 S.C. 427, 429-30, 445 S.E.2d 439, 440 (1994)).

Appellant argues that it earned its commission as a matter of law when Respondent and the Buyer executed the Sales Contract, even though the Buyer’s performance was conditional. Appellant’s interpretation of the law is incorrect.

In executing a listing agreement, a seller and a real-estate broker may agree to any condition precedent to the seller’s obligation to pay a commission. Thomas-McCain, Inc. v. Siter, 268 S.C. 193, 196-97, 232 S.E.2d 728, 729 (1977); Hamrick v. Cooper River Lumber Co., 223 S.C. 119, 124, 74 S.E.2d 575, 577 (1953). If the listing agreement is silent as to what triggers the broker’s right to a commission, then the common law fills the gap. The default term is that the broker is entitled to a commission when it procures a sales contract that is both valid and enforceable by the seller, regardless whether the contract actually closes. Dantzler Real Estate, Inc. v. Boland, 276 S.C. 275, 277-78, 277 S.E.2d 705, 706 (1981); Cass Co. v. Nannarello, 274 S.C. 326, 328, 262 S.E.2d 924, 926 (1980); Thomas-McCain, Inc., 268 S.C. at 196, 232 S.E.2d at 729; Hamrick, 223 S.C. at 123-24, 74 S.E.2d at 577; Fairly v. Wappoo Mills, 44 S.C. 227, 237-38, 22 S.E. 108, 112 (1895).

If the listing agreement is silent as to the point in time at which the broker becomes entitled to a commission, and the sales contract contains a condition precedent to the buyer’s performance, then the broker is not entitled to a commission until the condition is satisfied. Only then is the sales contract enforceable by the seller. [1] See Champion v. Whaley, 280 S.C.[*339] 116, 119, 311 S.E.2d 404, 406 (Ct.App.1984) (involving a listing agreement with an express term having the same effect as that of the default term); see also Catherine M.A. Me Cauliff, Corbin on Contracts vol. 8, § 30.9, 18-19 (Rev. ed., LEXIS 1999) (explaining that a condition precedent to performance generally affects a contract’s enforceability, not its validity). In that situation, effectively, the condition precedent to the buyer’s performance under the sales contract is also a condition precedent to the seller’s performance under the listing agreement.

In this case, the jury had to determine whether it believed Respondent or Appellant regarding the disputed term of the oral Listing Agreement. If the jury believed Respondent, then closing was the condition precedent to Respondent’s obligation to pay a commission. If the jury believed Appellant, then satisfaction of the condition in the Sales Contract was the condition precedent to Respondent’s obligation. Thus, without regard to which version of the Listing Agreement the jury believed, Appellant was not entitled to JNOV. [2]

II. The Jury Charge

Appellant asserts that it is entitled to a new trial because the circuit court’s jury charge was improper. The jury charge is not in the Record on Appeal, and Appellant had the burden of providing a sufficient record. See Germain v. Nichol, 278 S.C. 508, 509, 299 S.E.2d 335, 335 (1983) (holding that the appealing party has the burden of providing a sufficient record). We therefore decline to address the merits of Appellant’s claim. See Rule 210(h), SCACR; see also State v. Knighton, 334 S.C. 125, 136, 512 S.E.2d 117, 123 (Ct.App.1999) (refusing to review a jury charge not in the record); Hobgood [*340] v. Pennington, 300 S.C. 309, 314, 387 S.E.2d 690, 693 (Ct.App.1989) (same); Dennis v. S.C. Nat’l Bank, 299 S.C. 34, 41, 382 S.E.2d 237, 240 (Ct.App.1988) (same); Scruggs v. Quality Elec. Servs., Inc., 282 S.C. 542, 545, 320 S.E.2d 49, 51 (Ct.App.1984) (same).

III. Appellant’s Third-Party-Beneficiary Claim

Before trial, Appellant argued that it was a third-party-beneficiary of the Sales Contract. Respondent moved for summary judgment that Appellant could not proceed as a third-party beneficiary. Appellant argues that the circuit court erred by granting Respondent’s motion. We disagree.

In reviewing an order of summary judgment, an appellate court applies the same standard as that which the circuit court applied in determining whether to enter the order. Osborne v. Adams, 346 S.C. 4, 7, 550 S.E.2d 319, 321 (2001). Summary judgment is appropriate “if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” Rule 56(c), SCRCP. “In determining whether any triable issues of fact exist, the evidence and all reasonable inferences therefrom must be viewed in the light most favorable to the non-moving party.” Osborne, 346 S.C. at 7, 550 S.E.2d at 321.

Appellant was not a third-party beneficiary of the Sales Contract. A third-party beneficiary is a party that the contracting parties intend to directly benefit. Touchberry v. City of Florence, 295 S.C. 47, 48-49, 367 S.E.2d 149, 150 (1988). There is no evidence that Respondent and the Buyer intended to directly benefit Appellant. Appellant’s expected benefit was merely incidental. The circuit court properly granted Respondent’s motion for summary judgment.

CONCLUSION

The denial of Appellant’s motion for JNOV was proper, and the Record is insufficient for the Court to review the allegedly improper jury charge. Further, the circuit court did not err by granting Respondent’s motion for summary judgment on[*341] Appellant’s third-party-beneficiary claim. The verdict for Respondent is

AFFIRMED.

TOAL, C.J., MOORE, WALLER and BURNETT, JJ., concur.
1

. Respondent relies on Wahl v. Hutto, 249 S.C. 500, 155 S.E.2d 1 (1967), for this principle. Wahl is not implicated, because it involved a condition precedent to the formation of a contract, not its performance.

2

. At trial, there was an issue whether Respondent wrongfully prevented satisfaction of the condition precedent to its performance under the Listing Agreement, whatever that condition was. A party that wrongfully prevents satisfaction of a condition precedent to its performance is not excused from performing. Hubbard v. Woodmen of the World, 125 S.C. 154, 156, 118 S.E. 418, 419 (1923); Chambers v. Pingree, 351 S.C. 442, 451, 570 S.E.2d 528, 532-33 (Ct.App.2002), cert. denied, 2003-OR-01141 (S.C.Sup.Ct. Dec. 17, 2003); Champion, 280 S.C. at 120, 311 S.E.2d at 406. There was conflicting evidence, and Appellant did not base its JNOV motion on this issue.