Richland County, South Carolina, Appellant/respondent, and Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority, Respondent…

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's writ of mandamus and its denial of the County's temporary injunction, held that the Department of Revenue has standing to assert defenses and counterclaims, reversed the denial of the Department's request for an injunction requiring the County to spend penny‑tax revenues only on transportation‑related projects, affirmed the refusal to appoint a receiver, and remanded for entry of the injunction and possible repayment of improper expenditures.