Legal Opinion
R. O. Givens, Inc. v. Town of Nags Head
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided September 7, 1982No. 811SC775PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Judge.
This action is complicated by the fact that outdoor advertising is subject to state and, indirectly, to federal regulation as well as to municipal control. Thus the trial court was required to consider the scope of the state Outdoor Advertising Control Act, G.S. 136-126, adopted by our legislature to implement the Federal Highway Beautification Act, 23 U.S.C. § 131, in determining the applicability of the Nags Head Ordinance.
On 11 June 1982 the General Assembly enacted Chapter 1147 of the Session Laws by adding a new section to Article 11 of Chapter 136 of our General Statutes.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Maine v. ThiboutotSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San DiegoSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- State v. JoynerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
- Suffolk Outdoor Advertising Co. v. HulseSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by15 opinions
- National Advertising Company v. City of Raleigh, North Carolina, Southern Environmental Law Center, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Southlake Property Associates, Ltd. v. City of MorrowCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Major Media Of The Southeast, Inc. v. City Of RaleighCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Naegele Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. City of DurhamCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
- Scadron v. City of Des PlainesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990
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