Benton v. Board of Education of Cumberland County

There was no error in the judgment in this action. No-cause of action is stated in the complaint against the defendant, Board of Education of Cumberland County, or against the defendants, J. E. Reaves and W. T. Reaves.

In Scales v. Winston-Salem, 189 N. C., 469, 127 S. E., 543, it is said r “Negligence cannot be imputed to the sovereign, and for this reason, in the absence of statute, no private action for tort can be maintained against the State. It follows that such action will not lie against a municipal corporation for damages resulting from the exercise of governmental functions as an…