Legal Opinion
Norwood v. VILLAGE OF SUGAR MOUNTAIN
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided October 21, 2008No. COA07-1402PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, Judge.
The Village of Sugar Mountain (“the Village” or “respondent”) appeals from a judgment declaring its proposed annexation ordinances to be unlawful, null, and void. After careful review, we reverse and remand.
I. Background
The Village is an incorporated municipality, with a population of less than 5,000, located in Avery County, North Carolina. The Village’s original charter did not allow involuntary annexation. However, in 2000, the North Carolina Legislature amended the charter to permit the Village to involuntarily annex property.
On 23 August 2005, pursuant to its annexation…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Matter of HelmsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1997
- Allred v. City of RaleighSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- Food Town Stores, Inc. v. City of SalisburySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
- City of Charlotte v. HeathSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1946
- In re Annexation Ordinance Adopted by the City of New BernSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Ashley v. City of LexingtonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2011
- In re: SeamonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2023
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