Russell v. Guilford County

COZORT, Judge.

In this case, the owner of seven acres of land in Guilford County sued Guilford County and the Guilford County Board of Commissioners. Plaintiff requested the court to set aside the rezoning of his land and issue an order permitting plaintiff to proceed with development of the property. The trial court concluded that the plaintiff had not incurred substantial expenditures pertaining to the property in question prior to rezoning so as to create in plaintiff a vested right. The court decreed that the rezoning of the tract was valid. The principal issue presented on appeal is…