Etheridge v. County of Currituck

CALABRIA, Judge.

Currituck County (“the County”) and the Currituck County Board of Commissioners (“the Board”) (collectively “defendants”) appeal from the portion of the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of E. Ray Etheridge, Fred G. Etheridge, and Mary Katherine R. Etheridge (collectively “plaintiffs”) as to plaintiffs’ claim of illegal spot zoning. Plaintiffs appeal the portion of the trial court’s order denying their request for attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-21.7 (2013). We affirm.

I. Background

This appeal concerns a dispute over a 1.1 acre…