Legal Opinion
Town of Mount Olive v. Cowan
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided March 19, 1952No. 234PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
69 S.E.2d 525 (1952)
235 N.C. 259
TOWN OF MOUNT OLIVE
v.
COWAN et ux.
No. 234.
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
March 19, 1952.
Paul B. Edmundson, James N. Smith, Goldsboro, and J. Melville Broughton, Raleigh, for respondents, appellants.
Dees & Dees, Goldsboro, Charles O. Whitley and Julian T. Flythe, Mount Olive, for petitioner, appellee.
DENNY, Justice.
The charter of the Town of Mount Olive contains no provision authorizing it to condemn land for street purposes. Hence, the petitioner brought this proceeding pursuant to the provisions of G.S. §§ 160-204 and 160-205 which authorize municipalities to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- City of Charlotte v. HeathSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1946
- Rosenthal v. City of GoldsboroSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1908
- Jeffress v. Town of GreenvilleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1911
- In Re Housing Authority of City of Charlotte.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
- Durham v. Rigsbee.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Sale v. State Highway & Public Works CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
- Hedrick v. GrahamSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1957
- Smith v. City of CharlotteCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1986
- Town of Davidson v. StoughSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962