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· 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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