Legal Opinion
City of Charlotte v. Charlotte Park & Recreation Commission
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided January 29, 1971No. 64PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAKE, Justice.
The deed from Piedmont Realty Company conveyed to the City of Charlotte a fee simple determinable estate, sometimes called a base or qualified fee, in the land here in question. Recreation Commission v. Barringer, 242 N.C. 311, 88 S.E. 2d 114, cert. den., 350 U.S. 983; Elmore v. Austin, 232 N.C. 13, 59 S.E. 2d 205; Hall v. Turner, 110 N.C. 292, 305, 14 S.E. 791; Restatement, Property, § 44; 28 Am. Jur. 2d, Estates; §§ 22, 29, 30, 31. The Superior Court found, without objection, that by virtue of certain acts of the Legislature this estate in the land was vested in the Commission…
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