· 4/22/1992
Citizens for Lee County, Inc. v. Lee County
Citations
- 416 S.E.2d 641
- 308 S.C. 23
- 1992 S.C. LEXIS 111
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting a common-law or statutory duty (i.e., cause of action) must exist prior to any application of negligence per se
- “In construing statutes, the terms used therein must be taken in their ordinary and popular meaning.”
- courts must apply plain and ordinary meaning of statutory terms
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Judges: Finney, Harwell, Chandler, Toal, Gardner
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