Legal Opinion

Greenville College for Women v. County Board of Education

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided August 21, 1906PublishedCited by 4 opinions

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Before DantzrEr, J., Greenville, December, 1905. Petition by Greenville College for Women and Julia Lipscomb Turner against Jas. B. Davis, L. E. Childress and H. B. Dominick, County Board of Education for Greenville Co., for writ of mandamus. From Circuit order requiring the writ to issue, respondents appeal. cites: Code 1902, 1183, 1203; High, on Ex. Leg. Rem., sec. 177; 51 S. C., 391; 52 S. C., 201; 62 S. C., 412; 1 S. C., 36; 3 Rich., 113; 4-Rich., 515; 2 Bail., 561. cite: 2 Speer, 97; Code 1902, 1184, 1200.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Gary.

This is an appeal from1 an order of his Honor, the Circuit Judge, granting a writ of mandamus, whereby the county board of education for Greenville County were required to issue to the petitioner; Julia Lipscomb Turner, a certificate to< teach in the public schools of said county.

The petitioner alleges that Greenville College for Women is a chartered college, under the laws of this State, and that she was presented with a diploma by said college, upon completing its prescribed course of instruction.- That on the 15th of September,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

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Sligh v. BowersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1901

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