Dep't of Transp. v. Adams Outdoor Adver. of Charlotte Ltd.

BRYANT, Judge.

*40 Where the trial court did not lack subject matter jurisdiction, we affirm. However, where the trial court's findings and conclusions regarding the compensable property *153 interests taken are unsupported by the evidence and contrary to law, we reverse.

On 6 December 2011, the North Carolina Department of Transportation ("plaintiff-DOT") filed a civil action in Mecklenburg County Superior Court and an acknowledgment of taking pursuant to a resolution of plaintiff-DOT authorizing the appropriation of defendant's property for the construction of a highway project. When the parties…