Santee Cooper Resort, Inc. v. South Carolina Public Service Commission

Harwell, Justice:

This case involves the authority of a circuit court judge to put a rate schedule for a public utility into effect under bond at the motion of the Consumer Advocate. We reverse.

„FACTS

The appellant, Santee Cooper Resort, Inc. (“Santee”) operates a golf course on the shores of Lake Marion. In connection with the golf course, Santee developed a residential retirement subdivision. Santee also operates a water system for the development. The current action arises out of this water system, which Santee has operated since 1971.

For the first eleven years of operation (1971-1982),…