Beechridge Development Co. v. Dahners

LEWIS, Judge.

Plaintiff acquired an undeveloped tract south of the Morgan Creek Hills subdivision in Chapel Hill and wished to use the “public easement” on a portion of the Morgan Creek Hills property for the installation of a sanitary sewer line to service the development of this tract. This “public easement” was denominated as such in a plat *182recorded on 7 October 1966 in the Orange County Registry, titled “Final Plat Section One of Morgan Creek Hills Subdivision.” The easement was one of two running along the outer edges of the subdivision that were labeled on the plat, the other being a…