Legal Opinion
Williams v. North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided September 7, 2004No. COA03-595PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEELMAN, Judge.
Respondents, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Coastal Management (DCM) and the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission (CRC), appeal a trial court order granting attorney’s fees and costs to petitioners, Sammie E. Williams and Williams Seafood, Inc. For the reasons discussed herein, we reverse.
On 15 November 1999 petitioners applied for a Coastal Area Management Act permit to fill a portion of a tract of real estate in order to construct a freezer building on the land. By letter dated 14 August 2000, respondent, DCM, refused…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- City of Charlotte v. McNeelySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- Brooks v. GieseySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993
- Crowell Constructors, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. CobeySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1996
- Cloer v. SmithCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1999
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