Legal Opinion
Main v. Thomason
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 14, 2000No. 25182PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TOAL, Acting Chief Justice:
Dr. William Bonner Thomason and Barbara Thomason (“Thomasons”) appeal the decision of the trial court and ask this Court to declare S.C.Code Ann. § 15-67-270 (Supp.1999) unconstitutional because it permits the taking of private property for private use and is unconstitutionally vague. We affirm the trial court.
Factual/Procedural History
The Thomasons and Emory S. Main (“Main”) are adjoining homeowners on South Battery Street in Charleston, South Carolina. The eastern side wall of Main’s historic home lies on the “zero lot line,” or the line dividing his property from…
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