Legal Opinion
Russ v. Board of Education of Brunswick County
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided May 24, 1950No. 600PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEsviN, J.
Although his office is filled by appointment of the county board of education, a school committeeman does not hold at the pleasure of the board, and is not removable at the will or caprice of that body. He holds for a definite term of two years. G.S. 115-354. Moreover, he can be removed only for cause in a proceeding conforming to G.S. 115-74.
This statute provides that “in case the county superintendent or any member of the county board of education shall have sufficient evidence at any time that any member of any school committee is not capable of discharging, or is not discharging, the…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Morgan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- State Ex Rel. Ging v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1942
- State ex rel. Hart v. Common CouncilSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- State ex rel. Wehe v. FrazierNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1921
- Hall v. BledsoeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1916
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Rucker v. High Point Memorial Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
- Harper v. City of AshevilleCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2003
- House of Raeford Farms, Inc. v. City of RaefordCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1991
- Moore v. CITY OF ASHEVILLE, NCDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 2003
- Davis v. HiattSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1990
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