Legal Opinion
Epworth Orphanage v. Wilson, County Treas.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 3, 1937No. 14458PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Bonham.
The General Assembly of this State, by an Act approved February 28, 1896 (22 Stats, at Rarge, p. 319), incorporated the “Epworth Orphanage of the South Carolina Conference” (of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South) and therein prescribed the “Powers and Duties of the Board of Managers and Trustees Thereof.”
The title of the Act sufficiently declares the nature of the institution. The main buildings of the orphanage are situated in Richland County'near the City of Columbia, but it had property in other sections of the State, including…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Scroggie v. Scarborough, State TreasurerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1931
- Columbia Gaslight Co. v. Mobley, TreasSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1927
- Chester County v. WhiteSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1905
- Fourth National Bank v. City of GreenvilleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1912
3Cited by6 opinions
- James Earl Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electrical Cooperative, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
- Textile Hall Corporation v. HillSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1949
- Greenville Baptist Ass'n v. Greenville County TreasurerCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
- Strong v. City of SumterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1937
- Frierson v. PORTER ACADEMYSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1950
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