Opinion

Cleveland Cotton Mills v. Commissioners of Cleveland County

  • 108 N.C. 678
  • 13 S.E. 271
Court
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Filed
Feb 5, 1891
Status
Published
Author
Clark
On the bench
Avery, Merbimon, Clark
Cited by
25 cases

“[A]n act . . . done by an indefinite body . . . is valid if passed by a majority of those present at a legal meeting.”

How later courts described this case

  • “[A]n act . . . done by an indefinite body . . . is valid if passed by a majority of those present at a legal meeting.”

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

Clark, J.:

I concur with the Chief Justice that a vote of a majority of all the Justices of the county is requisite, and that the vote of a majority of a quorum is not sufficient.

Per Ou/riam. Affirmed.

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