State ex rel. Cummings v. Kirby

Citations

• 17 S.C. 563
• 1882 S.C. LEXIS 100

Syllabus

<p>1. A succeeding Board of County Commissioners has no authority to review and revise the action of its predecessor in auditing and allowing’ a claim against the county.</p> <p>2. The statute of limitations does not apply to a proceeding in mandemvs, but where there is unreasonable delay, the Court, in the exercise of its discretion, will refuse to issue the writ, as iu this case, where the application was made ten years after, the claim was allowed, and seven years after liability denied, without any explanation, for the delay.</p>