· 4/10/1989
Santee Cooper Resort, Inc. v. South Carolina Public Service Commission
Citations
- 379 S.E.2d 119
- 298 S.C. 179
- 1989 S.C. LEXIS 81
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a court’s equitable powers must yield in the face of an unambiguously worded statute
- explaining section 58-5-240(D) only allowed for the imposition of an appellate bond on a utility who had not fully prevailed before the PSC, and therefore, the PSC lacked the equitable authority to impose an appellate bond on a utility who had fully prevailed
- “Words used in a statute should be taken in their ordinary and popular significance unless there is something in the statute requiring a different interpretation.”
- “Words used in a statute should be taken in their ordinary and popular significance unless there is something in the statute requiring a different interpretation.”
- “Words used in a statute should be taken in their ordinary and popular significance unless there is something in the statute requiring a different interpretation.”
- “Words used in a statute should be taken in their ordinary and popular significance unless there is something in the statute requiring a different interpretation.”
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Judges: Harwell, Gregory, Chandler, Finney, Toal
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