Legal Opinion
City of Abbeville v. Aiken Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided December 30, 1985No. 22435PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiffs, 88 muncipalities and Boards of Commissioners of Public Works (Cities), invoked the original jurisdiction of this court seeking a declaration of the constitutionality of Act 431 of the 1984 General Assembly (the Act). They contend that the Act contravenes S. C. Const, art. VIII, §§ 15 and 16.
Defendants are 22 rural electric cooperatives (Co-ops).
We hold the Act is constitutional.
STATEMENT
The Act is one in a long line of statutes involving the relationships among Cities, private power companies and Co-ops. It specifically alters existing law relating to the rights of Cities and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Green v. City of Rock HillSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1929
- Unity Light & Power Co. v. City of BurleyIdaho Supreme Court · 1968
- Phenix City v. Alabama Power Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1940
- Town of Culpeper v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1974
- Atkinson v. Carolina Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1961
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Berkeley Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. South Carolina Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. City of OrangeburgSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
- Carolina Power & Light Co. v. Town of PagelandSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
- Barnhill v. City of North Myrtle BeachSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
- Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. City of SenecaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1989
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