Heyward v. Long

The four above-entitled proceedings were instituted in the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, in equity, against the respondents, upon a petition or complaint in each case. The allegations contained in the petitions in the four cases are practically identical, with the exception of necessary changes in names and dates.

It is alleged in the four petitions that the plaintiffs are in the possession of their respective offices as State Highway Commissioners of South Carolina, and that the purpose of instituting these proceedings is to enjoin and restrain the respondents who are rival…