Ballard v. Shelley

DIETZ, Judge.

*562 This case began as a neighborhood dispute about a fence that Mark and Virginia Shelley built in their backyard. Some of the Shelleys' neighbors believed this fence, which obstructed the view from their own property, was a retaining wall that violated county building code or permitting requirements. The case evolved over time into a complicated lawsuit involving various claims, counterclaims, and crossclaims by the Shelleys, their neighbors, their homeowners' association, and Cabarrus County.

This interlocutory appeal concerns the dismissal of the Shelleys' crossclaims against…