Legal Opinion
Sloan v. Sanford
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided February 9, 2004No. 25783PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice BURNETT:
Petitioner, Edward D. Sloan, brings this action in the Court’s original jurisdiction against the Honorable Marshall Clement Sanford, Jr., Governor of South Carolina. Petitioner argues that because Governor Sanford holds a Commission under the Government of the United States as an officer in the Reserve of the Air Force, he does not meet the qualifications for Governor set forth in the South Carolina Constitution, Article IV, Section 2. Petitioner requests we issue a declaratory judgment holding Governor Sanford ineligible to serve as Governor because he holds a commission from…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Baird v. Charleston CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
- State Ex Rel. McGaughey v. GraystonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1942
- McCoy v. Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
- State Ex Rel. Thomas v. WysongWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1943
- Thompson v. South Carolina Commission on Alcohol & Drug AbuseSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1976
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3Cited by28 opinions
- ATC South, Inc. v. Charleston CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2008
- Sloan Ex Rel. Resident, Taxpayer & Registered Elector v. Wilkins Ex Rel. S.C. House of RepresentativesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2005
- Sloan v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2005
- Davis v. Richland County CouncilSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2007
- Bodman v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2013
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