Newman v. Watkins
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Dissent
ClaRKSON, -J.,
dissenting: I think the act unconstitutional as impinging four articles of the Constitution óf North Carolina, and void for uncertainty, and injunctive relief should have been granted.
*679Article I, sec. 7, is as follows: “No man or set of men are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community but in consideration of public services.”
Article I, sec. 31: “Perpetuities and monopolies are contrary to the genius of a free state and ought not to be allowed.”
The above are fundamental democratic principles of “equal rights and opportunities to all, special…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Yarborough v. North Carolina Park CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1928
- Person v. DoughtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1923
- Holden v. JamesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1814
- State v. . PartlowSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1884
- State ex inf. Crow v. West Side Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1898
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