Carolina Power & Light Co. v. City of Asheville

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s opinion.

I. Issue

The issue before this Court is whether the trial court erred in concluding the City’s annexation of Non-Urban Areas 1 and 4 met the requirements of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-48(d)(2).

*16TT. N.C. fíen. St,at. g 160A-48(dY2)

“The primary rule of statutory construction is that the intent of the legislature controls the interpretation of a statute.” Stevenson v. City of Durham; 281 N.C. 300, 303, 188 S.E.2d 281, 283 (1972). “If the language used is clear and unambiguous, the Court does not engage in judicial construction but must apply the…