Stone v. City Council of City of Greenville
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Action by C. B. Stone against the City Council of the City of Greenville. From an order denying temporary injunction, plaintiff appeals. submit: Plaintiff has a prima facie case: Constitution of 1895, article VIII, sec. 7; 60 S. C. 532; 103 S. C. 11, 20 and 21; 73 S. C. 83; L. R. A. (N. S.) 736; 60 S. C. 532, 556-558; 90 S. C. 352; 103 S. C. 172. A temporary injunction or restraining order should have been granted and maintained: 92 S. C. 418; 92 S. C. 348; 69 S. C. 156; 48…
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Action by C. B. Stone against the City Council of the City of Greenville. From an order denying temporary injunction, plaintiff appeals. submit: Plaintiff has a prima facie case: Constitution of 1895, article VIII, sec. 7; 60 S. C. 532; 103 S. C. 11, 20 and 21; 73 S. C. 83; L. R. A. (N. S.) 736; 60 S. C. 532, 556-558; 90 S. C. 352; 103 S. C. 172. A temporary injunction or restraining order should have been granted and maintained: 92 S. C. 418; 92 S. C. 348; 69 S. C. 156; 48 S. E. 85; 94 S. C. 207; 93 S. C. 555; 86, S. C. 161, 162; 75 S. C. 220; 55 S. E. 337; 84 S. C. 51; 69 S. C. 554; 48 S.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
As a citizen and taxpayer of the city of Greenville, plaintiff sued to enjoin the city council from issuing notes authorized by an act of the legislature approved March 1, 1919 (31 Stat. 549), for the purchase of fire apparatus for said city, on the ground that said act is unconstitutional, in that it permits the increase of the bonded debt of the city, without submitting the question to a vote of the people, as required by section 7 of article VIII of the Constitution and the statutes enacted in pursuance thereof.
The act authorizes…
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- Cudd v. CalvertSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1899
- Beattie v. City CouncilSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1920
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