Legal Opinion
Haw River Land & Timber Company, Incorporated George W. Riddle v. Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 24, 1998No. 97-2549PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge FABER joined. Judge HAMILTON wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
After Haw River Land & Timber Company, Inc., and George W. Riddle (collectively hereafter, “Haw River Timber”) purchased the timber rights to 712 acres of land in Wake County, North Carolina, it learned that 179 acres lay within an environmental buffer zone created by a municipal ordinance which effectively prohibited timbering. Contending that the ordinance rendered title to the 179 acres of timber “unmarketable,” Haw River…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Beam v. KerleeCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1995
- Winston v. Williams & McKeithan Lumber Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1947
- Chappell v. DonnellyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1994
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