City of Orangeburg v. BUFORD

227 S.C. 280 (1955)

87 S.E.2d 822

CITY OF ORANGEBURG, Respondent

v.

ALMA K. BUFORD, BELK-HUDSON, INC. ET AL., Appellants.

17015

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

June 8, 1955.

R.A. Bowman, Esq., of Orangeburg, for Appellants.

Messrs. Rosen, Horger & Sims, of Orangeburg, for Respondent.

June 8, 1955.

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…