Legal Opinion
Barbour v. Carteret County
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided June 16, 1961No. 101PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRodmaN, J.
No valid bond anticipation note may be issued unless authority exists for the issuance of bonds to provide funds to pay the note. G.S. 153-108.
The General Assembly has given its approval to the issuance of bonds by counties for the special purpose of erecting and purchasing hospitals. G.S. 153-77 (d). The construction and operation of a public hospital is not a necessary expense in the sense that expression is used in the Constitution. Board of Managers v. Wilmington, 237 N.C. 179, 74 S.E. 2d 749, and cases there cited. Bonds cannot, therefore, be issued by a county for the purpose of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Board of Managers of the James Walker Memorial Hospital v. City of WilmingtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
- Jeffress v. Town of GreenvilleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1911
- Newton v. School Committee of CharlotteSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1912
- Commissioners of Yancey County v. Road Commissioners of Yancey CountySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Don Allen Chevrolet Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Painter v. Wake County Board of EducationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
- Reese v. City of CharlotteCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
- Reese v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
- Reese v. Mecklenburg CountyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2010
- Hatcher v. RoseSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
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