Legal Opinion
Tovey v. City of Charleston
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 10, 1961No. 17733PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Oxner, Justice.
This litigation stems from an effort to extend the corporate limits of Charleston, the State’s oldest and most historic city. There has been no change in its boundaries since 1849.
It was sought to annex certain areas designated as “A”, “B”, “C”, “E” and “F”, all of which are within St. Andrews Public Service District. A petition was duly submitted to the City Council of Charleston by a majoirty of the freeholders of each area asking that an election be ordered on the question of annexing such area. A special election was held on May 9, 1960 in which the qualified electors of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- State v. City of North Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1950
- Vestal v. Little RockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1891
- Gaud v. WalkerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1949
- State Ex Rel. East Lenoir Sanitary District v. City of LenoirSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1958
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Glaze v. GroomsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
- Johnson v. Piedmont Municipal Power AgencySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1982
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