CRENCO FOOD STORES v. CITY OF LANCASTER

No. 24233.

457 S.E.2d 338 (1995)

CRENCO FOOD STORES, INC., Respondent, v. The CITY OF LANCASTER, South Carolina, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 17, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip E. Wright, Lancaster, for appellant.

William C. Tindal of Bell, Tindal & Freeland, Lancaster, for respondent.

Roy D. Bates, Columbia, for amicus curiae, Municipal Ass'n of South Carolina.


WALLER, Justice:

The City of Lancaster appeals an order invalidating license fees it imposes on video poker machines and gross income from cigarettes and tobacco products. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.

FACTS

Respondent Crenco Food Stores (Crenco) operates two stores in Lancaster. The Lancaster Municipal Code requires every business to obtain a business license, the fee for which...

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