Harrill v. Teachers' & State Employees' Retirement System

In Bridges v. Charlotte, 221 N.C. 472, 20 S.E. 2d 825, the constitutionality of Chapter 25, Public Laws of 1941, as amended by Chapter 143, Public Laws of 1941, was upheld. Although not the basis of decision, the opinion of Seawell, J., for the Court, strongly intimated, and the concurring opinion of Barnhill, J. (later C.J.), in which Winborne, J. (later C.J.), concurred, expressly stated: “The Retirement payment provided by this Act constitutes delayed compensation in consideration of services rendered. It is compensation for public services. Its purpose is to induce experienced and…