Anders v. County Council for Richland County

Gregory, Justice:

This declaratory judgment action was commenced by respondent Anders, Solicitor of the Fifth Judicial Circuit. The issue presented is whether appellant Richland County Council had the authority to order Anders to reinstate appellant Knotts to his former position of chief investigator in the solicitor’s office. The trial court below held that Council had no such power. We affirm.

Knotts was terminated in June 1982 without reason. He challenged the termination through an appeal to County Council pursuant to S. C. Code Ann. § 4-9-30(7) (1976). An-ders did not appear at the…