Opinion

Thrash v. Commissioners of Transylvania County

  • 150 N.C. 693
  • 64 S.E. 772
  • 1909 N.C. LEXIS 127
Court
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Filed
May 21, 1909
Status
Published
Author
Clark
On the bench
Clark
Cited by
2 cases
Authority
More cited than 63.1%

The opinion

Clark, C. J.

Tbis was an action to impeach the validity of a local election for tbe levy of a special tax in a special school district, held under the provisions of Revisal, sec. 4115, and the amendment thereto in '1907. The petition of the freeholders, approved by the county board of education, was regularly filed before the county commissioners, who ordered the election. The report of ’the judges of election was confirmed by the county commissioners.

At the close of the evidence, his Honor, intimating that he would instruct the jury that, if they believed the evidence, the plaintiffs had not made out a case, they thereupon took a non-suit and appealed.

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Tbe presumption of law is in favor of tbe regularity of tbe conduct of tbe authorities, and tbe burden was upon tbe plaintiff to sbow tbe contrary.

Quinn v. Lattimore,

120 N. C., 426 . A careful examination of tbe testimony causes us to concur witb tbe judge below. There being no legal proposition involved, but merely an examination of tbe evidence, it can serve no purpose to recapitulate it.

No Error.

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