Bland v. City Council of Sumter

The Opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Associate Justice Baker:

This proceeding was brought by appellant to procure a writ of mandamus to require the City Council of Sumter, under its charter as amended on December 24, 1891, 20 St. at Large, p. 1475, and through its Mayor and Councilmen, to appoint a commissioner for the assessment of damages alleged to have been sustained by the appellant by reason of an alteration of a street in the City of Sumter, South Carolina.

The pertinent section of the charter of the City of Sumter, provides: “That the City Council [of Sumter] shall have power…