Legal Opinion

Bessemer Improvement Co. v. City of Greensboro

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 10, 1958No. 597PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRodman, J.

Does the complaint, liberally construed, state facts which suffice to show that plaintiff has been injured by some wrongful act of defendant?

The demurrer cannot be sustained if the complaint states facts which entitle plaintiff to relief of some character, even though not to the extent or in the form asked for or reason asserted.

The complaint in brief alleges: Plaintiff is and was, prior to 29 October 1948, the owner of a tract of land approximately a mile square, situate within the boundaries of defendant municipal corporation. A public street of defendant, Bessemer Avenue, crossed this…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Britt v. City of WilmingtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  2. City of Raleigh v. FisherSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
  3. Plant Food Co. v. City of CharlotteSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
  4. Tate v. City of GreensboroSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1894
  5. Lee v. WalkerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. City of Reidsville v. BurtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  2. Hughey v. CloningerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
  3. Rockingham Square Shopping Center, Inc. v. Town of MadisonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
  4. Raintree Corp. v. City of CharlotteCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
  5. Thrash v. City of AshevilleCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1989

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