Legal Opinion
Wrenn Bail Bond Service, Inc. v. City of Hanahan
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 5, 1999No. 24931PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice:
Appellant Wrenn Bail Bond Service, Inc. (Wrenn) commenced this action challenging respondent City of Hanahan’s (City’s) imposition of a $120.00 business license fee. The trial judge held City properly imposed the fee. We reverse.
FACTS
Wrenn’s business office is located in Moncks Corner. On April 1, 1997, Wrenn contracted with a resident of City (Prisoner) who had been arrested in City and was incarcerated in the Berkeley County Jail located outside City’s limits. Prisoner was charged with violating a State law. City’s municipal court 1 set the amount of surety bond to obtain his…
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