Alston v. Board of Health
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Mrmmingrr, J., Charleston, Action 'by Susan B. Alston and Mary R. Alston against the Board of Health of the City of Charleston.
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Before Mrmmingrr, J., Charleston, Action 'by Susan B. Alston and Mary R. Alston against the Board of Health of the City of Charleston. Plaintiffs appeal. cite: City council is superior to the board of health: 33 S. C. 56; 38 S. C. 495; 83 S. C. 379; Code 1912, 1463, 1464. Powers of the board: 78 S. C. 348. Dairy not a nuisance: 39 S. E. R. 193. Temporary injunction should have been granted: 54 S. C. 473; 84 S. C. 51; 75 S. C. 220; 86 S. C. 160; 69 S. C. 544; 87 S. C. 566'; 88 S. C. 248. cites: Power of the board as to nuisances: Code 1912, 1463, 1449; 83 S. C. 376. Previous permit does not…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydricic.
On May 23, 1912, the board of health of the city of Charleston passed a resolution requiring all dairies, in the city to- be closed on or before July 1, 1912.
Plaintiffs, who were conducting a dairy within the city, brought this action to enj oin the board from enforcing the resolution. On plaintiffs’ motion, Judge Memminger ruled the board to show cause why it should not be enjoined, and granted a preliminary restraining order, pending the hearing of the return. On hearing the return, his Honor found that plaintiffs had failed to…
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- Sease v. DobsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1891
- Hutchison v. York CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1910
- Crawford v. Atlantic Coast Lumber Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
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