Park v. City of Laurens
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before W. C. Benet, special Judge, Laurens, October, 1903. Action by James B. Park against city of Laurens on following complaint: “The complaint of the above named plaintiff respectfully shows unto the Court: “1st. That the plaintiff herein is now, and was at the times hereinafter named, an attorney at law, residing at Greenwood, in the county of Greenwood, in the State of South Carolina. “2d.
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Before W. C. Benet, special Judge, Laurens, October, 1903. Action by James B. Park against city of Laurens on following complaint: “The complaint of the above named plaintiff respectfully shows unto the Court: “1st. That the plaintiff herein is now, and was at the times hereinafter named, an attorney at law, residing at Greenwood, in the county of Greenwood, in the State of South Carolina. “2d. That the defendant herein is now, and was at the times hereinafter named, a municipal corporation created under the laws of the State of South Carolina, and' is known as and called ‘The City of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
The city of Laurens undertook to exempt the Laurens Cotton Mills from taxation. J. H. Garrison, a resident and taxpayer of the city, filed his petition in this Court, alleging such exemption to1 be unconstitutional, and asking for a writ of mandamus compelling the city council to collect the taxes. The city council and the cotton mill both opposed the granting of the relief sought. After litigation, the writ of mandamus was issued.
The plaintiff in this action, who' was employed by Garrison as his attorney and conducted the litigation…
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