State ex rel. Ross v. Kelly
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Application by Mary Jane Ross, in the original jurisdiction of this Court, for a writ of mandamus to compel the assessor and the treasurer of the city of Charleston to reduce the assessment of her real property within the limits of said city to that for county and State taxation.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
This is an application by the petitioner, Miss Maty Jane Ross, to this Court, in the exercise of its original jurisdiction, for a writ of mandamus, commanding William Aiken Kelly, as assessor, and John Orrin Rea, as treasurer, of the city of Charleston, to correct the assessment of her real estate for municipal taxation in the city of Charleston, so as to make such assessment conform to that placed upon said property by the proper officers for State and county taxes. The petitioner alleges that, while the assessment of said property…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hill v. HigdonOhio Supreme Court · 1855
- Kyle v. . CommissionersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1876
- Covington v. Town of RockinghamSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1885
- Carolina Central Railway Co. v. . City of WilmingtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1875
3Cited by1 opinion
- Breedin v. Town of ManningSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1932