BEAUFORT v. BEAUFORT-JASPER COUNTY WATER AND SEWER AUTH.

No. 24562.

325 S.C. 174 (1997)

480 S.E.2d 728

CITY OF BEAUFORT, a South Carolina Municipal Corporation; and Town of Port Royal, a South Carolina Municipal Corporation, Appellants, v. BEAUFORT-JASPER COUNTY WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 27, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Harvey, III, of Harvey & Battey, Beaufort, and Roy D. Bates, Columbia, for Appellant City of Beaufort.

Joab M. Dowling, Jr. of Dowling Law Firm, P.A., Beaufort, for Appellant Town of Port Royal.

Manton M. Grier and Steve A. Matthews, both of Sinkler & Boyd, Columbia; Raymond H. Williams, of Dukes, Williams, Infinger & Meeks, Beaufort, all for Respondent.


TOAL, Justice:

Appellants City of Beaufort and Town of Port Royal (collectively "Municipalities") appeal the order of the trial court finding invalid certain provisions in contracts between Municipalities and Respondent Beaufort-Jasper County Water and Sewer Authority ("Authority"). We affirm.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Authority is a special purpose district created by Act No. 784 of 1954 ("Act 784") for the purpose of providing water service...

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