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KARESH v. CITY COUN. OF CITY OF CHARLESTON

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271 S.C. 339 (1978)

247 S.E.2d 342

Charlot M. KARESH, Individually and on behalf of all other taxpayers of the City of Charleston, South Carolina, John H. Bennett, Jr., Individually, Save Historic Charleston Fund, an unincorporated association, Elizabeth Verner Hamilton and Treville Lawrence, Sr., Individually and in their capacity for the Save Historic Charleston Fund, Frank Quale O'Neill, Charleston Neighbourhood Association, the Preservation Society of Charleston, Charleston Village Association, Nancy D. Hawk, Marie I. Smith, C.B. Prentiss, III, Moses Reznick, W. Maier Hyman, Leonard Karesh, et al., Nancy E. Harrington, Olof S. Sandburg and Annette Sandburg, Appellants, v. CITY COUNCIL OF the CITY OF CHARLESTON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

August 31, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Arthur Rosenblum, Charleston, for appellant Karesh.

Guerard & Appelgate, Charleston, for appellants Charlestown Neighborhood Association, et al.

William L. Runyon, Jr., Charleston, for appellants Bennett, Jr., et al.

Buist, Moore, Smythe & McGee, Charleston, for appellants Prentiss, III, et al.

William B. Regan, and Sinkler, Gibbs Simons, Charleston, for respondent.

Roy D. Bates, Columbia, amicus curiae for City of Columbia.

David F. Williams, Columbia, amicus curiae, for Municipal Association of S.C.

August 31, 1978.

NESS, Justice:

This is an action for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief to prevent the City of Charleston from entering into a contract with a private developer to construct a convention center-hotel complex in downtown Charleston. The trial judge held the City could proceed with the project. We reverse.

The City of Charleston proposes a joint undertaking with Holywell Corporation...

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