In such condemnation proceedings the uses for which such easements or property are condemned are hereby declared to be for a purpose paramount to all other public uses and the fact that any portion of it has previously been condemned by a railroad company, canal company, telephone or telegraph company or other public service corporation or by any political subdivision of the State for public uses or has been conveyed by any person for any such public uses shall in no way affect the right of the State or of the United States Government to condemn such lands, property and property rights as herein provided.
S.C. Code Ann. § 3-5-70
Uses for which property is condemned declared to be for purposes paramount to other uses
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 234 Md. App. 593 - Stisser v. SP Bancorp, Inc. (2017)
Most recently applied in 234 Md. App. 593 - Stisser v. SP Bancorp, Inc. (November 2017)
1962 Code SECTION 70-257; 1952 Code SECTION 70-257; 1942 Code SECTION 6031-2; 1934 (38) 1314.
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