Bascom v. Oconee County
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Benet, J., Walhalla, This action arises upon a claim presented by H. M. Bascom, J. J. Smith, A. Whitmire, and W. G. Russell, for themselves and others, to the Board of County Commissioners of Oconee County, against the same, for $400, for one-half interest in “New Bridge, near W. G. Russell’s.” The board refused to audit the claim. The claimants appealed to the Circuit Court, which ordered the board to audit and pay it.
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Before Benet, J., Walhalla, This action arises upon a claim presented by H. M. Bascom, J. J. Smith, A. Whitmire, and W. G. Russell, for themselves and others, to the Board of County Commissioners of Oconee County, against the same, for $400, for one-half interest in “New Bridge, near W. G. Russell’s.” The board refused to audit the claim. The claimants appealed to the Circuit Court, which ordered the board to audit and pay it. The county appeals. cites: Dillon, p. 519; 21 S. C., 416; 24 S. C., 547, 549; 1 Rich., 346. cite: 41 S. C., 360; Rev. Stat., 645.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
This is an action commenced before the county board of commissioners for Oconee County on a claim for $400, for one-half interest in a bridge called “New Bridge, near W. G. Russell’s,” over Chattooga River, *56the boundary between Oconee County, South Carolina, and Raburn County, Georgia. The claim was filed with the board for audit, April 1st, 1895, and the matter came up for hearing before the board, July 22d, 1895. The claim is based upon an alleged contract, made April 12th, 1894, between the plaintiffs, the owners of the bridge on…
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