Legal Opinion

Byron v. Synco Props., Inc.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided March 20, 2018No. COA17-318PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

INMAN, Judge.

*373 Landowners whose property is not directly and adversely affected by a zoning statute do not have standing to bring a declaratory judgment action to challenge the constitutionality of the statute or a municipality's interpretation of the statute.

Plaintiffs William M. Byron and Dana T. Byron ("Plaintiffs"), husband and wife, appeal from a summary judgment order dismissing their declaratory judgment action against defendant SYNCO Properties, Inc. ("SYNCO") and the City of Charlotte (the "City," collectively "Defendants") challenging the rezoning of real property in Charlotte, North…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Taylor v. City of RaleighSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  2. Nicholson v. State Education Assistance AuthoritySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1969
  3. Slaughter v. SwicegoodCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2004
  4. Charles Stores Company v. TuckerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
  5. Grace Baptist Church v. City of OxfordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1987

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3Cited by5 opinions

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