Legal Opinion
Quality Towing, Inc. v. City of Myrtle Beach
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 3, 2000No. 25103PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURNETT, Justice:
This case involves an alleged conflict between a city ordinance and a state statute. The trial court ruled the statute and ordinance did not conflict. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
FACTS
Appellant is a towing service operating in the City of Myrtle Beach (the city). In early 1996, the city enacted an ordinance imposing certain conditions and maximum rates a wrecker service could charge for tows of unauthorized vehicles from private property (“involuntary tows”) made pursuant to S.C.Code Ann. § 16-11-760 (1976). Myrtle Beach City Code § 23-133 (1996). Appellant…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pritchett v. AlfordCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- Baughman v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- Strother v. Lexington County Recreation CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Hawkins v. City of GreenvilleCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2004
- Murray, v. Holnam, Inc. and Thomas Thornton, of Whom Holnam, Inc. IsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2001
- South Carolina State Ports Authority v. Jasper CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2006
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