Legal Opinion
Moore v. . Board of Education
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided November 24, 1937PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWiNBORNE, J.
This appeal presents one basic question: Did the General Assembly have constitutional authority to pass an act to abolish “all school districts, special tax, special charter, or otherwise” as then constituted, and to provide for redistricting the territory of the several counties for school purposes irrespective of the boundaries of such districts ? Sec. 4, ch. 562, Public Laws 1933, as amended by see. 5, ch. 455, of Public Laws 1935.
We answer in the affirmative.
It is not controverted that the board of education has the discretionary power to select sites for school buildings in school…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Smith v. School Trustees.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
- Board of Trustees v. WebbSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1911
- McCormac v. Commissioners of RobesonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1884
- Frazier v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1927
- Webb v. . Port CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1934
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Pue v. . Hood, Comr. of BanksSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
- State Ex Rel. East Lenoir Sanitary District v. City of LenoirSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1958
- Pue v. HoodSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
- Hamlet Hospital v. Joint Committee on StandardizationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
- Scarborough v. AdamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
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