Bond v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.:

Plaintiff brought this action as a landowner and as a taxpayer to enjoin the defendant Board of County Commissioners of Russell County from proceeding in eminent domain, under the. provisions of G. S. 1949, 68-114, to appropriate and pay for narrow strips of land, owned by himself and other taxpayers; lying adjacent to a certain township road; to be used in widening and constructing such road.

After a hearing, at which the rights of the parties were submitted on the verified petition and a resolution and order of the Roard of County…