Hampton v. N.C. Dep't of Transp.

TYSON, Judge.

Shannon Hampton and Larry James Hampton ("Plaintiffs") appeal the Full Industrial Commission's decision and order denying their claims for damages under the North Carolina Tort Claims Act. We affirm.

I. Background

Plaintiffs purchased two adjoining tracts of land ("Property") near Highway 321 in Caldwell County in 2004 and 2005. Plaintiffs' Property is situated in the bottom of a valley between two mountains. The lower tract consists of Plaintiffs' house and barn. The upper tract consists of an apple orchard. In 2005, the North Carolina Department of Transportation ("DOT") began a…