Legal Opinion
Calcaterra v. City of Columbia
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided June 21, 1993No. 2034PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
The circuit court reversed the order of the magistrate and held that the City of Columbia did not violate the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act (SCUTPA), S.C. Code Ann. Sections 39-5-10 et seq. (1976), and did not breach its contract with the Calcaterras in charging them more for water than it charged residents within the corporate limits. The Calcaterras appeal. We affirm.
The Columbia City Council sets the water rates to be charged. It is undisputed that the rate charged nonresidents is higher than that charged residents.
The State Constitution vests Columbia with the right to acquire…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Childs v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1911
- McCall ex rel. Andrews v. BatsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
- Looper v. City of EasleySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1934
- Sossamon v. Greater Gaffney Metropolitan Utilities AreaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1960
3Cited by7 opinions
- Platt v. Town of TorreyUtah Supreme Court · 1997
- City of Beaufort v. Beaufort-Jasper County WaterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
- Sloan v. City of ConwaySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
- Century Aluminum of South Carolina, Inc. v. South Carolina Public Service AuthorityDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2017
- Commissioners of Public Work v. City of Fountain InnSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2019
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