Twitty v. State

EAGLES, Judge.

I

The State first assigns error to the trial court’s conclusion of law that the State’s operation of the PCBs disposal facility “constitutes a public nuisance permanent in nature that has resulted in a diminution in value of plaintiffs’ lands for which plaintiffs are entitled to just compensation.”

On appeal, the conclusions of law drawn by the trial judge are fully reviewable and may be reversed if erroneous. Hofler v. Hill and Hofler v. Hill, 311 N.C. 325, 317 S.E. 2d 670 (1984); Humphries v. City of Jacksonville, 300 N.C. 186, 265 S.E. 2d 189 (1980). A conclusion of law must be…