Crump v. North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources

GEEfe, Judge.

Defendant North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (“NCDENR”) appeals from the Industrial Commission’s Decision and Order requiring NCDENR to pay $28,300.00 to David and Sharon Crump. NCDENR was ordered to pay this sum to the Crumps due to the negligent actions of Michael Beane, an environmental health specialist who intentionally certified incorrect soil depths and issued a wastewater system construction permit to the Crumps even though the property that Beane inspected was not suitable for any type of septic system. NCDENR primarily argues that the Crumps’…