Edgefield County v. Georgia-Carolina Power Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gary, J., Edgefield, August, 1915. Action by the county of Edgefield against the Georgia-Carolina Power Company. From an order overruling demurrer to complaint, defendant appeals. The complaint referred to in the opinion is as follows: (1) That the plaintiff is, and was at the time hereinafter mentioned, a body politic and corporate under the Constitution and laws of the State of South Carolina, and has legal capacity to sue and be sued.
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Before Gary, J., Edgefield, August, 1915. Action by the county of Edgefield against the Georgia-Carolina Power Company. From an order overruling demurrer to complaint, defendant appeals. The complaint referred to in the opinion is as follows: (1) That the plaintiff is, and was at the time hereinafter mentioned, a body politic and corporate under the Constitution and laws of the State of South Carolina, and has legal capacity to sue and be sued. (2) That the defendant is, and was at the times hereinafter mentioned, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of South Carolina, and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gage.
This case comes here upon an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court made upon demurrer to the complaint. It arises out of the construction in 1913 and 1914, pursuant to legislative authority, by the defendant, of a concrete dam 30 feet high across Savannah River below the mouth of Stevens Creek, which flows through Edgefield county and • empties itself into Savannah River. 26 Stats. 398. The ' plaintiff has stated its case by the complaint, which needs to be reported, and, of course, the allegations of fact therein made are for the…
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