American Service Corp. v. Hickle

Toal, Justice,

concurring:

I concur in result with the majority. Under equal protection, the classification must bear a reasonable relation to the legislative purpose. Gary Concrete Products Inc. v. Riley, 285 S.C. 498, 506, 331 S.E. (2d) 335, 340 (1985) (Gregory and Chandler dissenting). The limitation of the exemptions to those domiciled in South Carolina prevents debtors from receiving the benefits of South Carolina exemption statute in addition to the exemptions of their home state. Further, the exemptions provided in the debtor’s home state may be inconsistent with those provided for South Carolina residents. Accordingly, I agree that the limitation to South Carolina residents is not plainly arbitrary and, therefore, does not violate equal protection.