Wilson v. Cureton
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Mauldin, J., Pickens, July, 1919. Action by J. Sam Wilson et al., Taxpayers, against Chas. L. Cureton et al., Highway Commissioners, and P. J. Patton, . Engineer, for injunction.
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Before Mauldin, J., Pickens, July, 1919. Action by J. Sam Wilson et al., Taxpayers, against Chas. L. Cureton et al., Highway Commissioners, and P. J. Patton, . Engineer, for injunction. From order dismissing the petition, the plaintiffs appeal. cites: Conditions in act requiring surveys, and maps were mandatory, and not left to discretion of the commission: 30 Stats. 297. cites: Matter of determination necessity left to judgment and discretion of commissioners: 86 S. C. 407. Order was in discretion of Judge: 107 S. C. 402; 109 S. C. 283. Acts of public officers-will not be disturbed by the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Fraser.
The appellants thus state their case:
“This action was brought solely for injunctive relief. The plaintiffs are taxpayers and citizens of Pickens county and directly interested in the expenditure of public money. They allege that the defendants are violating the statute law of South Carolina, contained in Act No. 156, at page 297 of the Acts of 1917, approved March 1, 1917. A reference to that statute shows that a highway commission was created, with authority to issue bonds to. the amount of $250,-000, and providing for the sale of…
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