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· 2/5/1888

Knott v. . Taylor

Citations

  • 6 S.E. 788
  • 99 N.C. 511

How courts have described this case

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  • general law city’s powers are “limited to its boundaries unless the Legislature expressly grants it extra- territorial powers”
  • “As a general rule a municipal corporation’s powers cease at municipal boundaries and cannot, without plain manifestation of legislative intention, be exercised beyond its limits.”
  • “As a general rule a municipal corporation’s powers cease at municipal boundaries and cannot, without plain manifestation of legislative intention, be exercised beyond its limits.”
  • \[a]n engagement to marry creates a confidential relationship between the contracting parties\

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Judges: Merrimon

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