Legal Opinion
Treants Enterprises, Inc. v. Onslow County
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided November 25, 1986No. 864SC312PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECTON, Judge.
Treants Enterprises, Inc. (Treants), the operator of three business establishments in Onslow County known locally as “Movie Mates,” brought this action to enjoin the enforcement of a county ordinance subjecting businesses which provide male or female “companionship” to various licensing requirements. By an order entered 29 October 1985, Superior Court Judge John B. Lewis, Jr. permanently enjoined the defendants, Onslow County, the Sheriff of Onslow County, and the Onslow County Tax Collector (Defendants), from enforcing the ordinance. From that judgment, Defendants appeal. We…
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