Legal Opinion
Shillito v. City of Spartanburg
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided December 7, 1948No. 16154PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fisitburne, Justice.
This cause is here on appeal to review the judgment of the circuit court of Spartanburg County which declared unconstitutional an Act passed by the General Assembly (No. 841, Act Jan. 23, 1946, 44 St. at Rarge, p. 2494) providing for an annual tax levy in the city of Spartanburg for the benefit of the Spartanburg City Firemen’s Pension Fund.
The plaintiff, a resident and taxpayer of the City of Spartanburg, challenges the constitutionality of the Act as being in violation of various provisions of the Constitution. The action is brought by the plaintiff not only in his…
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