104 S.C. 285
88 S.E 807
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 12, 1916
Supreme Court of South Carolina · decided 1916-04-12
In the Originar Jurisdiction. January, 1916. Application for certiorari by T. A. Robinson and others against R. M. McCown and others to determine the validity of election proceedings. cite: As to meaning of “old county:’’ 93 S. C. 217. Legislative construction: Civil Code, secs. 634, 637, 639, 641, 642. Second election within four years: Const., art. VII, sec. 2; 79 S. C. 414; 102'S. C. 255.
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Petition dismissed · Decided 1916-04-12
Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently October 1955
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¶1 also dissenting. I concur in the opinion announced by the Chiee Justice in so far as it holds that there has been an election for the reason that the elections held in Abbeville and Edgefield were legal, and that Greenwood county may be reduced.
¶2 also dissenting. I concur in so much of the opinion announced by Mr. Justice Watts as holds that Greenwood county is an “old county” and cannot be reduced below 500 square miles, and' concur in Justice Hydrick's opinion as to the election.