1943 session laws – Ch.388 Sec.2

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CHAPTER 388 AN ACT TO REIMBURSE IRA G. SHAMEL OF FORSYTH COUNTY FOR DAMAGES TO HIS AUTOMOBILE THROUGH COLLISION WITH A NEGRO SCHOOL BUS IN JANUARY, ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FORTY-TWO. WHEREAS, in January, one thousand nine hundred and forty- two, a collision occurred between a negro school bus belonging to the State School Commission and a private automobile owned by Ira G. Shamel, of Forsyth County, North Carolina; and WHEREAS, said collision occurred while said automobile was parked on United State Highway Number fifty-two and Polo Road; and WHEREAS, said collision was caused by the negligent operation of the school bus by the said bus driver; and WHEREAS, it appears that Ira G. Shamel has suffered damages to his automobile in the sum of at least fifty dollars ($50.00) due to said collision and due to no fault on his part; and WHEREAS, the said Ira G. Shamel is not authorized by law to recover his loss by legal action against the State School Com- mission or the State of North Carolina; and WHEREAS, there is no remedy available to said Ira G. Shamel to secure reimbursement for his loss and that it is just and proper that he be reimbursed for the loss sustained by him: Now, therefore, The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: