Griffin v. Board of Commissioners
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiffs from Connor, J., at tbe April Term, 1915, of CRAVEN. Civil action, beard on motion to dissolve a preliminary restraining order.
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Appeal by plaintiffs from Connor, J., at tbe April Term, 1915, of CRAVEN. Civil action, beard on motion to dissolve a preliminary restraining order. Tbe action was to compel commissioners of drainage district to complete and carry out tbe scheme of drainage so as to afford tbe benefits to plaintiffs’ land as contemplated in tbe establishment of tbe district and, in tbe meantime, to restrain tbe collection of tbe assessment laid by tbe drainage commissioners to pay tbe accumulated interest on tbe bonds issued for cost and maintenance, etc. On tbe bearing it was made to appear tbat tbe district…
1Opinion of the Court
Hoke, J\,
after stating tbe case: There have been several of tbe more recent decisions of tbe Court upholding tbe validity of these drainage laws, chapter 67, Laws 1911; chapter 442, Laws 1909, and chapter 88, Revisal of 1905, and dealing to some extent with tbe effect and procedure under them. Drainage Commissioners v. Farm Association, 165 N. C., p. 697; Drainage Commissioners v. Engineering Co., 165 N. C., p. 37; Shelton v. White, 163 N. C., p. 90; Newly v. Drainage District, 163 N. C., p. 24; In re Drainage District, 162 N. C., p. 127; White v. Lane, 153 N. C., p. 14; Sanderlin v. Luken,…
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