Legal Opinion
Ballenger v. City of Inman
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided June 14, 1999No. 3008PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUFF, Justice:
Peggy Ballenger brought a declaratory judgment action challenging the annexation of her property into the City of Inman. The matter was referred to the master-in-equity with direct appeal to the South Carolina Supreme Court. The master held the annexation was valid and effective. Ballenger appeals. We affirm.
FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In 1995, the City sought to annex property, including that owned by Ballenger, pursuant to S.C.Code Ann. § 5-3-150. To annex the property, the Town needed at least 75% of the freeholders within the area to be annexed, who owned at least 75% of…
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