Legal Opinion

Lowman v. . Comrs

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 27, 1926PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtClarkson, J.

Tbe learned counsel for plaintiff, no doubt advertent to tbe decisions of tbis Court, drew bis complaint to> be sure of one cause of action — trespass in taking “topsoil” off tbe land of plaintiff and putting it on tbe improved road. Tbe road board of Lovelady Township, under Public-Local Laws 1915, cb. 426, part sec. 4, bad tbe power “that tbe board shall in all cases, where they deem it necessary to make changes or lay out new roads, have tbe power of eminent domain, to take such lands as they may deem necessary for such changes or new roads, and they shall not be enjoined or stopped in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Carpenter v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1922
  2. Templeton v. . BeardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1912
  3. Noland Co. v. . TrusteesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
  4. Hipp v. . FarrellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1915
  5. Wade v. State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1924

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Steele v. Locke Cotton Mills Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
  2. Hipp v. . FerrallSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1917
  3. Jennings v. . Highway Comm.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1922
  4. Holmes v. . UptonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1926

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