Adams Outdoor Advertising of Charlotte v. North Carolina Department of Transportation

McCRODDEN, Judge.

In this appeal, we must determine whether defendant’s planting of trees and vegetation within its right-of-way adjacent to premises on which plaintiff owns and leases outdoor advertising signs (billboards) constitutes a taking of plaintiff’s property such that plaintiff is entitled to compensation. At issue are eleven billboards which are located on private property adjacent to the Airport Connector Road and the Billy Graham Parkway in Mecklen-burg County. Plaintiff’s contention is that the trial court erred in dismissing its complaint because, according to plaintiff, the…