Sloan v. City of Conway
South Carolina Supreme Court
555 S.E.2d 684 (2001)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
The City of Conway (defendant) provided municipal water services to its residents and certain nonresidents. When the city’s sewer-treatment provider raised the rate it charged the city, the city decided to raise its revenues to make up the difference. To do this, the city decided to increase the water rates it charged its nonresident customers, despite the sewer services’ having no relation to the city’s cost of providing water services. The city passed an ordinance raising its water rates charged to nonresidents by 33 percent. The increase resulted in the nonresident rate being twice as high as the resident rate. Sloan (plaintiff) was not a resident of the city but received the city’s water services. Sloan sued the city asserting that the city was required to charge reasonable rates and that the new rate was not reasonable. The trial court granted the city summary judgment. Sloan appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Moore, J.)
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