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JAYROE v. NEWBERRY COUNTY

No. 27548.

413 S.C. 176 (2015)

775 S.E.2d 382

Arthur L. JAYROE, Jr., in his Capacity as Chief Magistrate of Newberry County, Plaintiff, v. NEWBERRY COUNTY, South Carolina and Wayne Adams, Defendants, and The Honorable Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr., in his capacity as President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate, Intervenor.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 22, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Desa A. Ballard and Harvey M. Watson, III , both of Ballard & Watson, of West Columbia, for plaintiff.

Steve A. Matthews and Sarah P. Spruill , both of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., and James E. Smith, Jr. , of James E. Smith, Jr., P.A., all of Columbia, for defendants.

Kenneth M. Moffitt , Edward H. Bender and Elizabeth H. Brogdon , Counsel to the South Carolina Senate, for Intervenor, President Pro Tempore Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr.

We granted plaintiff's request that we exercise our original jurisdiction to "determine whether [defendants] have the authority to abolish part-time magistrate positions in Newberry County." S.C. Sup. Ct. Order dated May 7, 2015. We hold defendants do not have such authority and therefore answer the...

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