State ex rel. Utilities Commission v. Village of Pinehurst

WELLS, Judge.

We note at the outset that the Village, in violation of N.C. R. App. P., Rule 28, has presented its arguments in the brief without any reference whatsoever to assignments of error pertinent to the questions. The Village’s appeal is therefore subject to dismissal. Because this appeal presents important questions of public interest, we exercise our discretionary authority pursuant to N.C. R. App. P., Rule 2, and proceed to an examination of the merits of the Village’s appeal.

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