Midlands Utility, Inc. v. S. C. Department of Health & Environmental Control

In October 1986, Midlands Utility, Inc., filed this suit against the South Carolina Department of Health and Envi*212ronmental Control seeking a writ of mandamus to require the Department to issue a permit to allow it to connect some of its sewerage systems to the City of Cayce’s system. The Department counterclaimed alleging against Midlands five categories of violations under the South Carolina Pollution Control Act.1 The circuit court ruled in favor of Midlands on both the writ of mandamus and the Department’s counterclaims. The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the circuit court and…