Jordan v. City of Greenville
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Petition by John M. Jordan in the original jurisdiction of this -Court for injunction against City of Greenville to restrain it from issuing certain municipal 'bonds.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
This is an application to the Court, in the exercise of its original jurisdiction, for an order enjoining die City of Greenville from issuing bonds sufficient to refund certain bonded indebtedness- existing at the time the Constitution of 1895 was adopted. The original indebtedness amounted to $18,000.
1 The first ground upon which the petitioner prays for the injunction is that “the original issue was invalid, for the reason that the purchase of grounds and the building of school'houses is not á 'corporate purpose’ within the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Allen v. AdamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1903
- McCreight v. City of CamdenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1897
3Cited by2 opinions
- Smith v. RobertsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1947
- Williams v. City of Rock HillSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1935