Drainage Commissioners of Mattamuskeet District v. Davis
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from Bond, J., at chambers, July 2, 1921, from Hyde. This is a controversy between the Board of Drainage Commissioners of Mattamuskeet District in Hyde County, and Thos. D. Davis, sheriff of said county, submitted without action upon agreed facts.
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Appeal from Bond, J., at chambers, July 2, 1921, from Hyde. This is a controversy between the Board of Drainage Commissioners of Mattamuskeet District in Hyde County, and Thos. D. Davis, sheriff of said county, submitted without action upon agreed facts. It is admitted that plaintiff is a duly constituted drainage corporation and that defendant was sheriff of Hyde County during the years 1917, 1918, and 1919, and charged with the duty of collecting assessments for construction and maintenance of the drainage system levied in said drainage district. No controversy exists as to compensation for…
1Opinion of the Court
"Walkee, J\,
after stating the material facts: ■ The . Mattamuskeet Drainage District- was created and organized under chapter 442, Laws of 1909. The provisions of chapter 509, Laws of 1909, are not material here. After the completion of the improvement, it came under control of the board of drainage commissioners, upon whom was expressly-imposed the duty to keep it in good repair, for which imrpose the commissioners were authorized to “levy an assessment on the lands benefited in the same manner and in the same proportion as the original assessments, were made.” Laws of 1909, ch. 442, sec.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Abernethy v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1915
- Fortune v. Commissioners.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
- Sanderlin v. LukenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
- Drainage Commissioners v. WebbSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1912
- Commissioners v. Stedman.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re Applications for Reassignment BoydSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1958
- Hill v. . StansburySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1943
- Northampton County Drainage District Number One v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1988