City of Orangeburg v. BUFORD

Oxner, Justice.

This proceeding was instituted on June 25, 1949, by the City of Orangeburg to condemn, for the purpose of establishing a public alley, a strip of land approximately 14 by 47 feet belonging to Mrs. Alma K. Buford. The landowner contended that there was no necessity for the taking and further asserted that the value fixed in the City’s declaration was wholly inadequate. A hearing was had before Judge Brailsford who, in an order filed on August 12, 1952, held that a reasonable necessity existed for condemning the property; required the City to deposit an additional sum to secure…