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Powell v. Eastern Carolina Regional Housing Authority

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 29, 1960No. 182PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRodman, J.

The Legislature authorized the creation of housing authorities as a means of protecting low-income citizens from unsafe or unsanitary conditions in urban or rural areas, G.S. 157-2. To accomplish this purpose it authorized the creation of city housing authorities in cities or a ten-mile area adjacent thereto, G.S. 157-4, county authorities within a particular county, G.S. 157-33, and regional authorities within an area composed of two or more contiguous counties, G.S. 157-35.

Authorities created pursuant to any of these statutory provisions are “public bodies,” “exercising public powers.” G.S.…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Stone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. Livingston v. JeffersonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Virginia · 1811
  3. Ellenwood v. Marietta Chair Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
  4. Ophir Silver Mining Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1905
  5. Cecil v. City of High PointSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Stanley v. Department of Conservation & DevelopmentSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1973
  2. Coats v. Sampson County Memorial Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
  3. Rose's Stores, Inc. v. Tarrytown Center, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  4. Sides v. Cabarrus Memorial Hospital, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1974
  5. Maxton Housing Authority v. McLeanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985

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