The city or town council of any city or town of over one thousand inhabitants shall keep in good repair all the streets, ways and bridges within the limits of the city or town and for such purpose it is invested with all the powers, rights and privileges within the limits of such city or town that are given to the governing bodies of the several counties of this State as to the public roads.
S.C. Code Ann. § 5-27-120
Repair of streets, ways and bridges in municipalities of over 1,000
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Vaughan v. Town of Lyman (2006)
Most recently applied in Fickling v. City of Charleston (March 2007)
1962 Code SECTION 47-1323; 1952 Code SECTION 47-1323; 1942 Code SECTION 7438; 1932 Code SECTION 7438; Civ
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