Legal Opinion
In Re Annexation Ordinance D-21927 Adopted by City of Winston-Salem
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided June 2, 1981No. 47PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEYER, Justice.
As the City of Winston-Salem is a municipality having a population of more than five thousand according to the 1980 federal decennial census, annexation by the city is governed by Chapter 160A, Article 4A, Part 3, of the General Statutes. The guiding standards and requirements of that Act are set forth in great detail and the governing body must conform to the procedures and meet the requirements set forth in the Act as a condition precedent to the right to annex. In re Annexation Ordinances, 253 N.C. 637, 117 S.E. 2d 795 (1961). Prima facie complete and substantial compliance…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Hunter v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Clark v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Humphries v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
- Huntley v. PotterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1961
- Food Town Stores, Inc. v. City of SalisburySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Matter of City of Durham Annexation Ord. No. 5791Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
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