Legal Opinion
Watts v. North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided March 20, 2007No. COA06-299PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Chief Judge.
Defendant North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) appeals from a decision and order of the North Carolina Industrial Commission awarding $267,733 in damages to plaintiff arising from NCDENR’s negligent issuance of an improvement permit for land purchased by the plaintiff.
Plaintiff entered into a contract to purchase an undeveloped lakefront lot in Montgomery County. A condition of the contract was that the land “perk” for a three-bedroom residence, meaning that the soil was suitable to support an on-site wastewater system. On 30 July 1999,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Braswell v. BraswellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
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