Morton, Bliss & Co. v. Comptroller General
Supreme Court of South Carolina
These were five several petitions for mandamus by Morton, Bliss & Co., of the city of New York, relators against Solomon. L. Hoge,' Comptroller General of the State, respondent. The pleadings in each case consisted, besides the petition, of the return of the respondent to a rule to show cause, and reply thereto of the relators, and a rejoinder of respondent.
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These were five several petitions for mandamus by Morton, Bliss & Co., of the city of New York, relators against Solomon. L. Hoge,' Comptroller General of the State, respondent. The pleadings in each case consisted, besides the petition, of the return of the respondent to a rule to show cause, and reply thereto of the relators, and a rejoinder of respondent. The petitions were numbered from 1 to 5, inclusive, and the cases were heard together upon the pleadings, but for a full understanding of the questions decided,-it is only necessary to give the petitions and return in the case, marked No.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Willard, A. J.
The relators have filed five petitions, setting forth in each petition that they are the owners and holders of a bond of a certain spécified class, issued by the State, on which interest is due and unpaid, and demanding that a writ of mandamus issue to compel the respondent, as Comptroller General of the State, to issue directions to the respective County Auditors to levy a tax, in addition to all other taxes imposed by law, for the payment of the interest due and to become due on such bonds.
The five bonds set up in the five petitions…
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