Legal Opinion
State Highway Commission v. Hemphill
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided March 1, 1967No. 113PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBranch, J.
The appellants and the appellee in their respective briefs submit that the questions for decision are:
1. Did the trial court err in stating that it had no discretion in allowing the defendants to answer in that the eighteen months allowed by N. C. Gen. Stats., Sec. 136-107, had expired?
2. The defendants filed a petition on June 8, 1965, which, among other things, stated that the amount deposited by the plaintiff did not represent just compensation. Is this sufficient to be taken as an answer within the meaning of N. C. Gen. Stats., Sec. 136-106 and Sec. 136-107?
Considering the first question,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Early v. EleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
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- Lockwood v. McCaskillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
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3Cited by62 opinions
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