Legal Opinion
White v. Pate
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided July 7, 1983No. 511PA82PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MITCHELL, Justice.
The principal question presented is whether the provisions of G.S. 156-81(a) and (i) giving Clerks of Superior Court discretionary authority to appoint drainage commissioners, in lieu of such commissioners being elected as otherwise provided by law, deny the plaintiffs the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by Article I, § 19 of the Constitution of North Carolina. We hold that they do not.
The plaintiffs are landowners in the Core Creek Drainage District [hereinafter “drainage district”]. They brought this action by the filing of a complaint in Superior Court on 27…
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