Legal Opinion
Abbott v. Town of Highlands
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided May 19, 1981No. 8030SC796PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECTON, Judge.
The purpose of annexation is to provide urbanly-developed areas with governmental services needed therein for public health, safety, protection and welfare. North Carolina has five methods of annexing urbanly-developed areas:
1. By an Act of the General Assembly (before 1947 this was the only method available, and all annexations were by special legislative acts), G.S. 160A-21;
2. By referendum, G.S. 160A-24;
3. On petition of 100% of real property owners in the area sought to be annexed, G.S. 160A-31;
4. By city ordinance if the territory meets the statutory-standards of urban…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Abbott v. HIGHLANDSSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
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- Campbell v. City of GreensboroCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
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