Ross v. Gaffney City

Citations

• 57 S.C. 105
• 35 S.E. 439
• 1900 S.C. LEXIS 18

Syllabus

<p>Mandamus — Estoppel—Laches—Cities and Towns — Corporation.— A property owner and taxpayer of a town, who has signed a petition asking the exemption of a corporation from town taxes upon its location in the town, and in pursuance thereof the location is so made, he being a stockholder and having received more dividends than his increase in taxes would amount to, and there being unreasonable delay as to a part of the taxes, is estopped in mandamus proceedings against town and corporation from alleging the unconstitutionality of the action of the town, and from requiring the corporation to pay taxes.</p>