Town of Maiden v. Lincoln County

WYNN, Judge.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-77(2) (2007) provides that actions against a public officer “must be tried in the county where the cause, or some part thereof, arose[.]” Here, Lincoln County appeals from an order denying its motion for change of venue, arguing the claims alleged by the Town of Maiden in its complaint against the county arose, if at all, in Lincoln County. Because we find that the causes of actions alleged by the Town of Maiden arose in Lincoln County, we reverse the order denying Defendant’s motion for change of venue from Catawba to Lincoln County.

On 18 September 1995, the…