Johnson v. North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources

CALABRIA, Judge.

The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources (“the Department”) and the North Carolina State Archives (“the Archives”) (collectively “the State”) appeal the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to Harvey Wilson Johnson (“Harvey Johnson”), Sean Johnson, Bruce Charles Johnson, Sarah Johnson *49Tuck, Mark Johnson, Richard M. Johnson, Virginia Fisk Johnson, and Grace Johnson McGoogan (collectively “plaintiffs”). The trial court ruled that plaintiffs were the owners of the Charles E. Johnson Collection (“the Collection”). We affirm.

I. Background

Colonel Charles E.…