Legal Opinion
Glaze v. Grooms
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 18, 1996No. 24529PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Justice:
This case involves a challenge to the 1992 incorporation of the Town of James Island. The circuit court ruled the incorporation invalid due to a lack of contiguity of the areas incorporated. We affirm.
FACTS
In June, 1992, certain residents of the unincorporated areas of James Island petitioned the Secretary of State seeking to incorporate into a municipality. The Secretary issued a commission to four individuals (the Appellants, Election Commis sioners) to conduct a referendum. The December 1, 1992 referendum resulted in favor of incorporation (2287 in favor, 2212 against). On…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Tovey v. City of CharlestonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1961
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