Cheape v. Town of Chapel Hill

FRYE, Justice.

Plaintiffs raise four issues before this Court. Initially, they contend that the case should be remanded to the Superior Court, Orange County, for a determination of their standing to bring the instant action. On the merits, they argue that Chapter 961, Session Laws of 1984, is unconstitutional because it is a local act regulating trade and because it permits the Town of Chapel Hill to engage in a joint venture not for a public purpose, acts prohibited by the North Carolina Constitution. Plaintiffs also specifically attack the sale of air rights by defendant Town to Fraser…