Walsh v. Town of Wrightsville Beach Board, 361 N.C. 348 (2007)

May 4, 2007 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · No. 467A06
361 N.C. 348

JOSEPH T. WALSH, Petitioner v. TOWN OF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BOARD OF ALDERMAN ACTING AS A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT; CHARLES W. SMITH, III and wife, CONSTANCE C. SMITH, Respondents

No. 467A06

(Filed 4 May 2007)

Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 179 N.C. App. 97, 632 S.E.2d 271 (2006), dismissing petitioner’s appeal from an order entered on 29 August 2005 by Judge Benjamin G. Alford in Superior Court, New Hanover County. Heard in the Supreme Court 9 January 2007.

Carolina Legal Counsel, by J. Wesley Casteen, for petitioner-appellant.

Wessell & Rainey, by John C. Wessell, III, for respondentappellee Town of Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen; and Murchison, Taylor & Gibson, PLLC, by Michael Murchison, for respondent-appellees Charles W. and Constance C. Smith.

PER CURIAM.

The decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed and remanded to that court for reconsideration in light of our decision in State v. Hart, 361 N.C. 309,-S.E.2d-(2007).

REVERSED AND REMANDED.