Kalk v. Thornton

Gregory, Justice:

This is an appeal from the order of the lower court upholding the incorporation proceedings of the Town of Briarcliffe Acres. We affirm.

In April 1973, Frank X. Green and other residents of Briarcliffe Acres submitted a petition to the Secretary of State seeking the issuance of a commission for an election on the question of the incorporation of the Town of Briarcliffe Acres. Briarcliffe Acres is a subdivision lying between Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach. The Secretary of State -refused the petition.

Relief was then sought in the courts and in December 1974, the Honorable…