Legal Opinion · Dissent

City of Myrtle Beach v. Tourism Expenditure Review Committee

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided February 5, 2014No. Appellate Case No. 2011-194346; No. 27356Published

1DissentJustice Hearn

Respectfully, I dissent. While I agree with much of the majority’s analysis, particularly its conclusions that the ALC erred and that a municipality may not circumvent the Act, I disagree with its penultimate decision that the City circumvented the Act. Because I believe the majority employs the wrong standard in making that determination, I would reverse and remand for additional evidence and a new determination by the ALC under what I believe to be the correct standard.

First, I concur with the majority’s implied holding that the ALC erred in concluding the Act, specifically section…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. I'On, L.L.C. v. Town of Mt. PleasantSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
  2. City of Rock Hill v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
  3. Tourism Expenditure Review Committee v. City of Myrtle BeachSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2013

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