HARTNESS v. PATTERSON

19186

255 S.C. 503 (1971)

179 S.E.2d 907

George B. HARTNESS, for himself and all other resident taxpayers of the State of South Carolina, Appellant, v. Grady L. PATTERSON, Jr., as State Treasurer for the State of South Carolina, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

March 10, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Augustus T. Graydon, Esq., Graydon & Suber, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Messrs. Daniel R. McLeod, Atty. Gen., Michael W. Tighe, Asst. Atty. Gen., of Columbia, and Thomas H. Pope, of Newberry, for Respondents.


March 10, 1971.

LEWIS, Justice:

At issue is the constitutionality of Act No. 1191 of the 1970 Acts of the General Assembly, 56 Stat. 2579, under which the State makes public funds available to provide financial aid for students attending independent institutions of higher learning. This appeal is from an order of the lower court upholding the constitutionality of the Act.

The title of the Act in question states...

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