Robinson v. McGown
Supreme Court of South Carolina
In the Originar Jurisdiction. January, 1916. Application for certiorari by T. A. Robinson and others against R. M. McCown and others to determine the validity of election proceedings. cite: As to meaning of “old county:’’ 93 S. C. 217. Legislative construction: Civil Code, secs. 634, 637, 639, 641, 642. Second election within four years: Const., art. VII, sec. 2; 79 S. C. 414; 102'S. C. 255. Order for election: Const., art. VII, sec. 1. reviews 93 S. C. 217, and submits:…
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In the Originar Jurisdiction. January, 1916. Application for certiorari by T. A. Robinson and others against R. M. McCown and others to determine the validity of election proceedings. cite: As to meaning of “old county:’’ 93 S. C. 217. Legislative construction: Civil Code, secs. 634, 637, 639, 641, 642. Second election within four years: Const., art. VII, sec. 2; 79 S. C. 414; 102'S. C. 255. Order for election: Const., art. VII, sec. 1. reviews 93 S. C. 217, and submits: That where the provisions' of the Constitution are doubtful, or its meaning not clear, the proceedings and debates of the…
1DissentChief Justice Gary
This is an application to the Court, in the exercise of its original jurisdiction, for a writ of certiorari for the purpose of determining the validity of the election held on the 14th of December, 1915, on the question of creating a new county from portions of the counties of Abbeville, Edgefield, and Greenwood. The result was declared to be in favor of the new county, and at the last session of the legislature an act was passed creating such new county, but subject to the decision of the Supreme Court in this proceeding, which was then pending. In 1914 there was-a similar election, which…
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- Lamar v. CroftSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1906
- State Ex Rel. Parler v. State Board of CanvassersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1908
- Parler v. FogleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
- Rhame v. DurantSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1912
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