Legal Opinion

Younts v. Commissioners of Union County

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 23, 1909PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from W. J. Adams, J., November Term, 1909, of UNION, and beard at chambers. Civil action, beard on motion of plaintiffs to enjoin tbe defendants from levying special tax for school purposes, voted under section 4115, Revisal, in Indian Trail School District of Union County.

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Appeal from W. J. Adams, J., November Term, 1909, of UNION, and beard at chambers. Civil action, beard on motion of plaintiffs to enjoin tbe defendants from levying special tax for school purposes, voted under section 4115, Revisal, in Indian Trail School District of Union County. Upon the hearing, upon due notice, and after considering the complaint and answers used as affidavits, and many other affidavits, his Honor made the following order, finding the facts as therein set out: 1. That on 3 May, 1909, the defendant board legally ordered an election to be held at Indian Trail Special School…

1Opinion of the CourtManning, J.

The plaintiffs seek to enjoin the levy of the special tax for school purposes principally upon two grounds, viz.: 1. That no place was named as the polling place in the order calling the election. 2. That the registration books were not kept open for the number of days required by law.' As bearing upon the two questions, his Honor finds that the election was held at Indian Trail, where the schoolhouse is located and where all elections are held for that township and district; that the place where the election was held was known to all the voters and accepted by them, and that they knew this…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. DeBerry v. NicholsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1889
  2. Town of Hendersonville v. JordanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1908

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Briggs v. City of RaleighSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
  2. Hill v. . SkinnerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1915
  3. Riddle v. Cumberland CountySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1920
  4. State Ex Rel. Wright v. SpiresSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
  5. Riddle v. . CumberlandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1920

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