Legal Opinion
Crowell Constructors, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. Cobey
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided March 8, 1996No. 178PA94PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAKE, Justice.
This case comes before this Court for the second time and currently presents an issue of first impression involving an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 6-19.1.
In 1979, Crowell Constructors, Inc. (“Crowell”) purchased a thirty-six-acre tract of land in Moore County. This land had previously been operated as a sand and gravel pit by Cumberland Sand & Gravel Company. Gravel and sand were brought to the property and separated by a washing and screening process. As a by-product of this process, poor-quality sand was produced and stockpiled on the prop erty. When…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Electric Supply Co. of Durham, Inc. v. Swain Electrical Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. EdmistenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
- Crowell Constructors, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. CobeySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
- S.E.T.A. UNC-CH, Inc. v. HuffinesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1992
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