POOLE v. COMBINED UTILITY SYSTEM OF EASLEY

20496

269 S.C. 271 (1977)

237 S.E.2d 82

James R. POOLE and Mildred Louise Poole, Respondents, v. COMBINED UTILITY SYSTEM OF the CITY OF EASLEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

August 17, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Felix L. Finley, Jr., of Finley, Ponder & Warlick, Pickens, for Appellant.

Leatherwood, Walker, Todd & Mann, of Greenville, for Respondents.


August 17, 1977.

GREGORY, Justice:

This is an appeal from the overruling of a demurrer to respondents' complaint. The complaint alleged that appellant had taken respondents' property without making just compensation, in violation of Article 1, Section 13 of the South Carolina Constitution. The central question is whether the complaint alleged a denial by appellant of the respondents' right to compensation. Finding it did, we affirm.

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