Legal Opinion
Sheppard v. City of Orangeburg
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided March 21, 1994No. 24035PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Howell, Acting Associate Justice:
The City of Orangeburg (City) contends that the trial judge erred in holding that the City does not have the authority to acquire, construct, and operate a cable television system. We disagree and affirm.
I. Facts
Respondents W. Macon Sheppard and Eugene Montgomery (Sheppard and Montgomery), and Respondents Jones Cable Income Fund 1-B, Ltd., Jones Intercable, Inc., and Terry L. Roberson (Jones) (together Respondents), filed these consolidated actions on September 13, 1991, challenging the City’s construction of a cable television system that would operate both…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Comptroller of Treasury v. M. E. Rockhill, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1954
- Stackhouse v. County Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1910
- Cooper River Bridge, Inc. v. South Carolina Tax Comm.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1936
- McKenzie v. McLeodSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1968
- Richland County v. Palmetto CablevisionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1973
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