Legal Opinion

Commissioners of Yancey County v. Road Commissioners of Yancey County

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 27, 1914PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Appeal by plaintiff from Cline, J., at April Term, 1914, of Yaktcey.

1Opinion of the Court

Clare:, O. J.

This is an action to declare chapter 603, Public-Local Laws 1913, unconstitutional and void. That statute provides for the appointment of three commissioners, named in the act, who shall be road commissioners for Yancey County and who shall be vested with the supervision of the roads which was formerly exercised by the county commissioners, with authority to issue bonds in the sum of $150,000 to build roads. The routes for the roads and their character are expressed in the act. Under authority of the statute, the commissioners organized as the board of road commissioners for…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hightower v. City of RaleighSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1909
  2. Highway Commission v. . WebbSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1910

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. State v. ScottSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1921
  2. State v. . ScottSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1921
  3. Woodall v. Western Wake Highway CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1918
  4. Painter v. Wake County Board of EducationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
  5. Cobb v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1916

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