Pitt County Board of School Directors v. Town of Greenville
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN by the County Board of School Directors for Pitt County against the Town of Greenville, heard by Judge Francis ID. Winston, at December (Special) Term, 1901, of the Superior Court of Pitt County. Erom a judgment for the plaintiff, the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
The plaintiff, the County Board of School Directors for Pitt County, brought this action to recover .of the defendant, the town of Greenville, certain amounts of money in the nature of fines for the violation of the criminal laws, alleged to have been collected through the duly authorized officers of the town. Section 751 of The Code provides that “No person shall sue any city, county, town or other municipal corporation for any debt or demand 'whatsoever, unless the claimant shall have made a demand upon the proper municipal authorities. And every such action shall be dismissed unless the…
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