Town of Morganton v. Avery
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN, beard at December Term, 1919, of Bukke, before Harding, J., wbo by consent found tbe facts and dismissed tbe action. Plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Tbis is an action commenced on 1 February, 1917, to enforce a tax assessment or charge for paving certain sidewalks abutting on the lot of land of the defendant, under Private Laws 1885, cb. 61, and subsequent amendatory statutes.
Tbe plaintiff claimed a lien on said lot for one-balf tbe cost of sucb paving, amounting to $87.51, witb interest tbereon from 28 June, 1911, wben said paving was done and completed.
Tbe defendant pleaded tbat the cause of action of plaintiff was for a liability created by statute, and was barred by the statute of limitations, Rev., subsec. 2 of sec. 395.
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