North Asheboro-Central Falls Sanitary District v. Stowe, 254 N.C. 635 (1961)

May 3, 1961 · Supreme Court of North Carolina
254 N.C. 635

THE NORTH ASHEBORO-CENTRAL FALLS SANITARY DISTRICT, Petitioner v. WALTER STOWE and wife, VALLIE O. STOWE, Respondents.

(Filed 3 May, 1961.)

Appeal by respondents from Sharp, S.J., July, 1960 Term, RaN-dolph Superior Court.

The petitioners instituted this proceeding to acquire, by condemnation, an easement over respondents’ lands for the purpose of constructing a sewer line. The one- issue raised by the pleadings is the amount of just compensation the respondents are entitled to recover for the easement rights taken.

The commissioners awarded $254.70. The respondents appealed to the superior court where the jury awarded $400.00. The court entered judgment on the verdict, from which the respondents appealed.

*636 H. Wade Yates, for petitioner, appellee.

Ottway Burton, Linwood T. Peoples, for respondents, appellants.

PER Cueiam.

The record shows this cause was carefully and accurately tried by the Presiding Judge. The assignments of error are without merit.

No error.