Legal Opinion
Harvell v. Scheidt
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided March 18, 1959No. 454PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDenNY, J.
The question presented for determination on this appeal is whether or not the authority granted to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles by the General Assembly in G.S. 20-16 (a) (5) to revoke the petitioner’s driver’s license constitutes an unconstitutional delegation of legislative power.
G.S. 20-16 (a) provides: “The Department shall have authority to suspend the license of any operator or chauffeur without preliminary hearing upon a showing by its records or other satisfactory evidence that the licensee: * * * (5) Is 'an habitual violator of the traffic laws * * ))
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- State v. . HarrisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
- Thompson v. SmithSupreme Court of Virginia · 1930
- Carolina-Virginia Coastal Highway v. Coastal Turnpike AuthoritySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
- Pue v. . Hood, Comr. of BanksSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
- Durham Provision Co. v. DavesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
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3Cited by23 opinions
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