Legal Opinion
Farr v. City of Rocky Mount
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided December 16, 1970No. 707SC545PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEDRICK, Judge.
The question presented on this appeal is whether service of summons on the defendant’s city manager on 10 July 1969 gave the court jurisdiction over the defendant municipal corporation. Section 62 of the Charter of the City of Rocky Mount provides:
“Duties of the mayor.
“The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the City Council and shall have a casting vote in case of an equal division. He shall be recognized as the official head of the City for all ceremonial purposes by the courts for the purpose of serving civil process.”
The defendant contends that prior to 1 January 1970,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jester v. . Steam Packet Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1902
- Morton v. Blue Ridge Insurance CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1959
- Ryan v. . BatdorfSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1945
- Grimes v. City of LexingtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
3Cited by6 opinions
- Harris v. MareadySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
- Cook v. City of Council BluffsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
- Stack v. Union Regional Memorial Medical Center, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
- Cook v. City of Council BluffsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
- Farr v. City of Rocky MountSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
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