McCless v. . Meekins

The main object of this action is to restrain the defendant, Meekins, who is the Treasurer of Tyrrell County, from paying into the general county treasury a special tax fund which the plaintiff alleges was collected for the benefit of himself. He also alleges that if this fund is so disposed of he will be without remedy because of the large indebtedness of the county, and because of the constitutional limitation which prevents a sufficient levy of taxes to pay its necessary current expenses. The answer does not fully deny this allegation, nor did the defendant file before his Honor affidavits…