State ex rel. Stephens v. Commissioners of Pilotage

Citations

• 23 S.C. 175
• 1885 S.C. LEXIS 89

Syllabus

<p>1. Mandamus is an appropriate remedy to compel a board of pilotage commissioners to reverse their action in suspending a pilot from service for alleged misconduct. Mr. Justice McIver, not concurring.</p> <p>2. Pacts found by commissioners of pilotage in the investigation of the conduct of a pilot in service within the territorial limits of their jurisdiction, cannot be reviewed in proceedings by mandamus.</p> <p>3. Under the pilotage law of this State the board of pilotage commissioners have the right to suspend a pilot for dereliction of any duty attaching to his office, whether specifically mentioned in the statute as a cause for removal or not.</p> <p>4. Taking a pilot boat off of her regular station and to another port without the owner’s knowledge, and putting a pilot on board an outward bound, vessel without provision made for taking the said pilot off again, are derelictions of duty on the part of the pilot so acting.</p>