Legal Opinion

Commissioners of Forsyth v. Lemly

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided October 5, 1881PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from» the ruling of the clerk,.heard at Chambers-at Fall Term, 1880, of Davidson. Superior- Court,, before-McKoy, J. Defendantsappealed from the judgment of the court below..

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, C. J..

The justices of the county court of Forsyth, at the term- hefd; in June, 1‘868¡ and- by virtue of a- pro-vision in the act incorporating* the Western North Carolina Railroad Company, authorized a subscription of ono thousand) shares on behalf of the county in the capital* stock of the-company, of the par value of one hundred dollars each, and) directed the issue and sale of b.ond>s in, that amount bearing; interest at the rate of eight per cent., whereof ten thousand ■dollars should mature at the end of the successive years next ensuing, to provide the money to pay for said…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Strudwick v. BrodnaxSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880
  2. Justice v. National Bank of NewbernSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. McDonald v. . CarsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1886
  2. Bradley Fertilizer Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1893
  3. Austin v. . SecrestSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1884
  4. Sheek v. Sain.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1900
  5. Stettauer v. New York & Scranton Construction Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1886

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