Dawson v. N.C. Department of Environment & Natural Resources

GEER, Judge.

The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (“DENR”) appeals from a decision of the Industrial Commission awarding plaintiffs Dudley A. Dawson and Joan R. Dawson damages under the State Tort Claims Act arising out of representations that certain real property perked and a home could be built on the property. After the Dawsons purchased the property and at the point they sought to build a home, they were denied a permit to improve the property because, contrary to the representations, the property was not suitable for a septic system.

DENR’s sole argument on…