Legal Opinion

Smith v. Lake Bay East, LLC

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided June 18, 2013No. COA12-1541PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

STROUD, Judge.

Defendants appeal from an interlocutory order denying their motion to add necessary parties. For the following reasons, we dismiss.

I. Background

On 22 April 2010, plaintiffs filed a complaint against defendants alleging that in 2007 they purchased real property located in the “Bay Tree Lake subdivision, in Bladen County[.]” The previous owners of the property had filed a suit against two of the defendants, Lake Bay East, LCC (“Lake Bay”) and Lake Creek Corporation (“Lake Creek”) because

Defendants planned to raise the water level of the canal located in the rear of the premises…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hamilton v. MORTGAGE INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2011
  2. Godley Auction Co., Inc. v. MyersCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979
  3. North Carolina Department of Transportation v. Stagecoach VillageSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2005
  4. Nello L. Teer Co. v. Jones Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
  5. Builders Mutual Ins. v. Meeting Street Builders, LLCCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Limage v. Covington & Shaw, LLCCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2026

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