Riley v. Town of Greenwood
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Watts, J., Greenwood, April, 1905. Action by S. J. Riley against Town of Greenwood, and its Town Council. From judgment overruling demurrer, defendants appeal. cites: Municipal corporation cannot be sued for damages except under some statute: 44 S. C., 173. Tozvn is not liable for tort of its officers: 44 S. C., 173; 58 S. C., 63; 1 Hillj 570; 43 S. C., 30. Plaintiff’s remedy is prohibition: 33 Ency., 3 ed., 196; 14 S. C., 437; 1 Mills Con.
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Before Watts, J., Greenwood, April, 1905. Action by S. J. Riley against Town of Greenwood, and its Town Council. From judgment overruling demurrer, defendants appeal. cites: Municipal corporation cannot be sued for damages except under some statute: 44 S. C., 173. Tozvn is not liable for tort of its officers: 44 S. C., 173; 58 S. C., 63; 1 Hillj 570; 43 S. C., 30. Plaintiff’s remedy is prohibition: 33 Ency., 3 ed., 196; 14 S. C., 437; 1 Mills Con. R., 55; 3 Spears, 761; 41 S. C., 35; 1 S. C., 361; 66 S. C., 303. cite: Plaintiff has no plain and adequate remedy at law: 68 S. C., 163; 58 S. C.,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
This is an appeal from an order overruling 'a demurrer to the complaint, on the ground that it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The following statement appears in the record: “This action was instituted for the purpose:
“1st. Of having an ordinance of the town of Greenwood declared ultra vires, and enjoining defendants from undertaking to enforce the same.
“2d. To enjoin the defendants from undertaking to exercise any control over her land on which she erected a fence as alleged in the complaint.
“3d. To…
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