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Appalachian Poster Advertising Co. v. Harrington

Supreme Court of North Carolina
May 1, 1996
343 N.C. 303 (N.C. 1996)

Opinion

No. 407A95

Filed 10 May 1996

Appeal by petitioner pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 120 N.C. App. 72, 460 S.E.2d 887 (1995), reversing an order entered by Hight, J., on 13 December 1993 in Superior Court, Wake County, affirming revocation of an outdoor advertising permit by the Department of Transportation. Heard in the Supreme Court 8 April 1996.

Wilson Waller, P.A., by Betty S. Waller and Brian E. Upchurch, for petitioner-appellee.

Michael F. Easley, Attorney General, by Grayson G. Kelley, Special Deputy Attorney General, and Melanie Lewis Vtipil, Associate Attorney General, for respondent-appellant.


For the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion by Judge Lewis, the decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed and the case is remanded to the Court of Appeals for remand to the Superior Court, Wake County, for reinstatement of its 13 December 1993 judgment and order.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.


Summaries of

Appalachian Poster Advertising Co. v. Harrington

Supreme Court of North Carolina
May 1, 1996
343 N.C. 303 (N.C. 1996)
Case details for

Appalachian Poster Advertising Co. v. Harrington

Case Details

Full title:APPALACHIAN POSTER ADVERTISING COMPANY, INC., Petitioner v. JAMES E…

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: May 1, 1996

Citations

343 N.C. 303 (N.C. 1996)
469 S.E.2d 554

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