Lewis v. North Carolina State Highway & Public Works Commission

In the event the State Highway and Public Works Commission and the owner or owners of lands, cannot agree upon the amount of damages to be paid for a right of way for highway purposes, over such lands, the Commission or the owner or owners of the property may proceed to have the damages and benefits assessed as provided in G. S., 136-19, and G. S., 40-12, ei seq. It is provided, however, in G. S., 136-19 : “That all actions for damages for rights of way or other causes shall be commenced within six months from the completion of each’particular project.”

The petitioners offered evidence tending…