Legal Opinion

Craig v. County of Chatham

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 28, 2002No. 270PA01PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAKE, Chief Justice.

The issues raised here on review require the interpretation of the North Carolina General Statutes and application of North Carolina case law governing the question of preemption of county ordinances by the State. Specifically, the primary issues presented, defendants’ first and second issues, relate to the validity of two Chatham County ordinances passed by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners and certain rules passed by the Chatham County Board of Health, all regulating swine farms.

On 6 April 1998, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners enacted the “Chatham…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Brown v. FloweSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1998
  2. Jackson v. Guilford County Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1969
  3. High Point Surplus Company v. PleasantsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
  4. State v. AnthonySupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
  5. Greene v. City of Winston-SalemSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. King v. Town of Chapel HillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2014
  2. Durham Land Owners Ass'n v. County of DurhamCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2006
  3. Jeffries v. Cty. of HarnettCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2018
  4. Worth County Friends of Agriculture v. Worth CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 2004
  5. Town of Green Level v. Alamance CountyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007

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