NEW HANOVER COUNTY DIST. v. Thompson

CALABRIA, Judge.

James Ray Thompson (“defendant”) appeals the trial court’s final judgment in New Hanover County Water and Sewer District’s (“plaintiff’s”) condemnation action. We affirm.

Sometime prior to March 2004, plaintiff approached defendant about obtaining an easement for a sewer line along the eastern property line of a vacant lot owned by defendant. In exchange for granting the easement, plaintiff offered to provide defendant with six free sewer taps. On 30 March 2004, plaintiff sent defendant a letter asking defendant to sign the enclosed easement agreement in exchange for the sewer…