Legal Opinion

City of Winston-Salem v. Robertson

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided July 1, 1986No. 8621SC169PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WHICHARD, Judge.

Plaintiff-City contends the court erred in failing to find that closing one of defendants’ two driveways on Ogburn Avenue represents a legitimate exercise of plaintiff-City’s police power which does not require compensation. Defendants concede that ordinarily such action by the City “in eliminating one of the two ingress and egress ways from [Ogburn Avenue] would be a legitimate use of the City’s police power.” However, citing Petroleum Marketers v. Highway Commission, 269 N.C. 411, 152 S.E. 2d 508 (1967), defendants contend, in essence, that the court did not err in finding a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Pratt v. Central Upholstery Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
  2. Kirkman v. State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
  3. Williams v. North Carolina State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
  4. Haymore v. North Carolina State Highway CommissionCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1972
  5. Kenco Petroleum Marketers, Inc. v. State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State Highway Com'n v. McDonalds Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Marine One, Inc. v. Manatee CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  3. City of Fayetteville v. M. M. Fowler, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1996
  4. Marine One, Inc. v. Manatee CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990

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