Richards v. City of Columbia

227 S.C. 538 (1955)

88 S.E.2d 683

CLARENCE RICHARDS ET AL., Appellants,

v.

CITY OF COLUMBIA ET AL., Respondents.

17032

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

July 18, 1955.

Messrs. Townsend M. Belser, Fred D. Townsend, and John Grimball, of Columbia, for Appellants.

Messrs. Paul A. Cooper, City Attorney, and D.W. Robinson, Jr., and James F. Dreher, of Columbia, for Respondents.

July 18, 1955.

STUKES, Justice.

In 1939 the General Assembly passed an act entitled, quoting: "To Authorize Cities and Towns Having a Population of More Than Five Thousand Inhabitants to Adopt Ordinances Relating to the Repair, Closing…