Bracey Advertising Co. v. North Carolina Department of Transportation

ARNOLD, Judge.

Petitioner asserts that the trial court correctly found that the decision of this Court in Days Inn held that the Outdoor Advertising Control Act did not become effective on 17 July 1972 and that we should affirm the court’s conclusion that respondents’ resolution and order of 4 October 1973 are invalid. Indeed, we do not differ with the trial court’s interpretation of Days Inn or its conclusion.

However, we do not feel precluded from examining the question of when the Act did become effective. This is the second appeal to reach this Court concerning the effective date of the…