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TOVEY v. CITY OF CHARLESTON

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237 S.C. 475 (1961)

117 S.E.2d 872

Robert S. TOVEY et al., in their own behalf and others similarly situated, Appellants, v. CITY OF CHARLESTON, City Council of Charleston and J. Palmer Gaillard, Mayor of the City of Charleston, Respondents. Milton F. NELSON et al., in their own behalf and others similarly situated, Appellants, v. CITY OF CHARLESTON, City Council of Charleston, and J. Palmer Gaillard, Mayor of the City of Charleston, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

January 10, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul H. Lee, Jr., Esq., of Charleston, for Appellants.

Messrs. Morris D. Rosen, Henry B. Smythe and J. Kenneth Rentiers, of Charleston, for Respondents.

January 10, 1961.

OXNER, Justice.

This litigation stems from an effort to extend the corporate limits of Charleston, the State's oldest and most historic city. There has been no change in its boundaries since 1849.

It was sought to annex certain areas designated as "A", "B", "C", "E" and "F", all of which are within St. Andrews Public Service District. A petition was duly submitted to the City Council of Charleston...

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