State ex rel. McLeod v. Coates

Bell, Judge:

This action was brought by the State, on the relation of its Attorney General, seeking to enjoin the respondents from operating a bingo game. The respondents counterclaimed, inter alia, for a declaratory j udgment that the bingo game was lawful. The circuit court entered declaratory judgment for the respondents. The Attorney General appeals. We affirm.

The respondents Coates, Bryant, and Walters are partners engaged in the business of operating bingo games. They have operated games at various locations in South Carolina. Coates, a retired law enforcement officer, also leases…