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Clarke v. South Carolina Public Service Authority

Decided September 10, 1935. Edward L. Fishburne wrote the opinion for the court.

181 S.E. 481 · Cited 76 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

State Ex Rel. Richards v. Moorer · 150 S.E. 269
Cathcart v. City of Columbia · 170 S.E. 435
Arizona v. California · 283 U.S. 423
Lang v. City of Cavalier · 228 N.W. 819
Oppenheim v. City of Florence · 155 So. 859
Fox v. City of Bicknell · 193 Ind. 537
Farrow v. City Council of Charleston · 168 S.E. 852
Bankhead v. Town of Sulligent · 155 So. 869
Park v. Greenwood County · 176 S.E. 870
Smith v. Town of Guin · 155 So. 865
Chapman v. Greenville Chamber of Commerce · 120 S.E. 584
Waterloo School Dist. No. 14 v. Cross Hill School Dist. No. 6 · 91 S.E. 257
Green v. City of Rock Hill · 147 S.E. 346
State ex rel. George v. Aiken · 42 S.C. 222
Missouri Utilities Co. v. City of California · 8 F. Supp. 454
Scroggie v. Scarborough, State Treasurer · 160 S.E. 596
Barnwell v. Matthews · 128 S.E. 712
State v. O'Day · 54 S.E. 607
McKiever v. City of Sumter · 135 S.E. 60
State v. Broad River Power Co. · 181 S.E. 41
Powell v. Hargrove · 134 S.E. 380
Heslep v. State Highway Dept. of S.C. · 171 S.E. 913
Kirk v. Board of Health · 65 S.E. 387
Law County Board v. Spartanburg · 146 S.E. 12
Verner v. Muller · 71 S.E. 654

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Welling v. Clinton Newberry Natural Gas Authority · 71 S.E.2d 7
South Carolina Public Service Authority v. Summers · 318 S.E.2d 113
State Ex Rel. Coleman v. Lewis · 186 S.E. 625
Doe v. State · 421 S.C. 490
Carolina Power & Light Co. v. South Carolina Public Service Authority · 20 F. Supp. 854
Nichols v. SC RESEARCH AUTHORITY · 351 S.E.2d 155
S.C. Elec. Gas Co. v. S.C.P.S. A. · 54 S.E.2d 777
Nichols v. South Carolina Research Authority · 290 S.C. 415
Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control · 407 S.C. 583
Duke Power Co. v. South Carolina Public Service Commission · 326 S.E.2d 395
Elliott v. McNair · 156 S.E.2d 421
Industrial Develop. Auth. of Cty. of Pinal v. Nelson · 509 P.2d 705
State Ex Rel. Roddey v. BYRNES, GOVERNOR · 66 S.E.2d 33
Interstate Power Co. v. Town of McGregor · 296 N.W. 770
Mills Mill v. Hawkins · 103 S.E.2d 14
Hampton v. Haley · 403 S.C. 395
Beaufort County v. South Carolina State Election Commission · 718 S.E.2d 432
Abbeville County School District v. State · 410 S.C. 619
Johnson v. Piedmont Municipal Power Agency · 287 S.E.2d 476
CALDWELL v. McMILLAN · 77 S.E.2d 798
Ramey v. Ramey · 258 S.E.2d 883
State Ex Rel. Condon v. Hodges · 562 S.E.2d 623
State Ex Rel. Medlock v. South Carolina State Family Farm Development Authority · 306 S.E.2d 605
Lammers v. Heartland · 85 S.D. 205
In Re Heartland Consumers Power District · 180 N.W.2d 398

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