Green v. Thornton

Ness, Justice:

Frank. Green and other residents of Briarcliffe Acres subdivision petitioned the Secretary of State for a .commission for an election on the question of incorporation of Briarcliffe Acres. The area proposed to be incorporated lies between the corporate limits of Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach. The Secretary of State denied the petition.

Green, the respondent, sought summary judgment and. a writ of mandamus from the circuit court requiring the Secretary to issue the' commission, .and joined C. E. Krampf, who opposed issuance of the commission, as a co-defendant. The circuit…