Legal Opinion
Meinck v. City of Gastonia
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided March 21, 2017No. COA16-892PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYSON, Judge.
*313 Joan Meinck ("Plaintiff") appeals from an order granting summary judgment in favor of the City of Gastonia ("Defendant"). We reverse and remand.
I. Background
Defendant owns a commercial building located at 212 West Main Avenue in Gastonia, North Carolina. The building is located within a downtown revitalization district established by Defendant in a 1999 city resolution. Defendant did not use the building to house any municipal or government departments or offices.
Beginning in 2013, Defendant leased the building to the Gaston County Art Guild ("Art Guild"), a private non-profit…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Koontz v. City of Winston-SalemSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- Lowe v. BradfordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
- Smith v. Fiber Controls Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
- Britt v. City of WilmingtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
- Evans v. Housing Auth. of City of RaleighSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2004
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3Cited by4 opinions
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