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NICHOLS v. SC RESEARCH AUTHORITY

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290 S.C. 415 (1986)

351 S.E.2d 155

Richard S. NICHOLS, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Respondent v. The SOUTH CAROLINA RESEARCH AUTHORITY and Robert E. Henderson, as Director of the South Carolina Research Authority, Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 17, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen G. Morrison, George B. Wolfe and Arthur L. Coleman, all of Nelson, Mullins, Grier & Scarborough, Columbia, for appellants.

Charlton deSaussure, Jr., of Sinkler, Gibbs & Simons, Columbia, for respondent.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen. Joseph Wilson, II, and Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen. Kenneth P. Woodington, Columbia, for S.C. Coordinating Council for Economic Development, amicus curiae.

Heard March 25, 1986.

Decided Nov. 17, 1986.

CHANDLER, Justice:

Richard S. Nichols (Nichols), a South Carolina citizen and taxpayer, brought this class action for declaratory and injunctive relief to determine the constitutionality of Act No. 50 of 1983, as amended by Acts Nos. 308 and 309 of 1984 (the Act). See S.C. Code Ann. § 13-17-10 et seq. (Supp. 1985). The Circuit Court held several...

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