Legal Opinion
Gamble v. Clarendon County
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 25, 1938No. 14744PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. ChiER Justice StabeEr.
This action was brought by J. E. Gamble, as sheriff of Clarendon County, in July, 1937, to recover certain fees and costs which he claimed he was entitled to during the period from March 1, 1931, to February 1, 1935, and which the county had retained, according to the allegations of his complaint, under an unconstitutional statute passed by the General Assembly in 1931 (37 Stat. at Large, 212), and certain supplementary legislation, also unconstitutional. The defendants, in addition to setting up a counterclaim, pleaded…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Coleman v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Salley v. McCoySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1936
- People of the State of N.Y. v. . FieldsNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- State Ex Rel. Schroder v. BurnsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1906
- Nance v. Anderson Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1901
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Smith v. Greenville CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1938
- Craig v. Pickens CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1939
- Senn v. Spartanburg CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1940
- Ridgill v. Clarendon CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1938
- Ridgill v. Clarendon CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1939
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