Nolan v. Village of Marvin

WAINWRIGHT, Justice.

Plaintiff property owners challenge the involuntary annexation of 320 lots in Union County by the Village of Marvin. Both the trial court and Court of Appeals upheld the Annexation Ordinance, which was adopted by the Village of Marvin Council on 24 July 2003. Plaintiffs appeal to this Court based on the dissent at the Court of Appeals.

This Court must determine (1) whether the Village of Marvin substantially complied with N.C.G.S. sections 160A-33 to 160A-42, which prescribe the statutory procedure for annexation by cities of less *257than 5,000 residents; and (2) if the…