South Carolina State Ports Authority v. Kaiser

Bussey, Justice.

This is a condemnation case in which the respondent, South Carolina State Ports Authority, seeks to acquire a small lot of land in the City of Charleston, the property of appellant, Ursula S. Kaiser. For simplicity, we shall refer to the condemnor as the Authority, and the condemnee as Mrs. Kaiser. Action was instituted under the authority of Sec. 54-15 of the 1962 Code of Laws pursuant to the procedure provided for in the “Public Works Eminent Domain Law”, Secs. 25-1, et seq. of the Code. The Authority sought immediate possession and vesting of title by complying with Code…