Legal Opinion
Hines v. . Rocky Mount
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided May 28, 1913PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The charter of the city of Rocky Mount, Private Laws 1907, ch. 209, sec. 21, provides, in general terms, that the board of aldermen shall have power to make proper regulations for the conservation of the public health, and may create and appoint a board of health to exercise and carry out such powers under the supervision and control of the first mentioned board. The acts complained of were chiefly in the exercise or attempted exercise of the powers there conferred, and should be considered governmental in character. Insurance Co. v. Keeseville, 148 N.Y. 46;Love v. Atlanta, 95 Ga. 129; 1…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Hill v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
- Langley v. City CouncilSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Nevins v. City of PeoriaIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
- Bohan v. Port Jervis Gaslight Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Love v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Koontz v. City of Winston-SalemSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- Long v. City of CharlotteSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
- Hoggard v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
- Guilford Realty & Insurance Co. v. Blythe Bros. Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
- District of Columbia v. TottenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1925
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