¶1 dissenting. I cannot concur in this opinion. It seems to me that when the officers of the law charged with the execution of the law do what the law forbids or fail to do what the law commands, the result of the unlawful acts is a nullity at least.
97 S.C. 1
81 S.E 959
Rawl v. McCown
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 27, 1914
Supreme Court of South Carolina · decided 1914-04-27
• Proceeding on petition for writ of certiorari by D. B. Rawl and others, citizen taxpayers in the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to review the acts of the State Board of Canvassers on hearing and deciding an appeal from the county board of canvassers for Lexington county. Right to maintain action regardless of consent of Attorney General: Const. V. 4; Code of'Civ. Proc., sec. 11; 117 N. W. 257;-19 L. R. A. (N. S.) 613, 614; 32 Am.
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Decided 1914-04-27
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