Legal Opinion
Food Town Stores, Inc. v. City of Salisbury
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided May 6, 1980No. 21PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUSKINS, Justice.
In the review proceedings below, petitioners challenged the validity of an annexation ordinance adopted by the City of Salisbury on 27 June 1978 as the culmination of simultaneous annexation proceedings held pursuant to the terms of G.S. 160A-45, et seq. Only one of the two areas annexed, Area A, was the subject of the review proceeding.
On its face, the record of the annexation proceedings submitted by the City in Superior Court demonstrated substantial compliance with all applicable provisions of G.S. 160A-45, et seq. Thus, the burden was on petitioners, who appealed from…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. General Telephone Co. of the SoutheastSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- Mazda Motors of America, Inc. v. Southwestern Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- Appeal of Clayton-Marcus Company, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
- Huntley v. PotterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1961
- In re Annexation Ordinance Adopted by the City of New BernSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Humphries v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
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- Brooks v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
- In Re Annexation Ordinance D-21927 Adopted by City of Winston-SalemSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
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