1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.E.2d
  4. 130 S.E.2d
  5. 130 S.E.2d 68 (1963)
 

BRYAN v. WILSON

No. 91.

130 S.E.2d 68 (1963)

259 N.C. 107

J. N. BRYAN, Jr., Ercell S. Webb and wife, Sarah C. Webb, Gilbert Peel, J. S. Jenkins, Ed Parkenson, Jr., M. K. Blount and wife, Florence T. Blount, and all other citizens and residents of Greenville similarly situated who would join in this proceeding, Protestors, v. J. W. WILSON, Building Inspector of the City of Greenville, the Board of Adjustment of the City of Greenville, Morris Brody and Van C. Fleming, Jr., Respondents.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

March 20, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred T. Mattox, Albion Dunn, Greenville, for protestor, appellants.

James & Speight, W. H. Watson, and R. B. Lee, Greenville, for respondent, appellees.

SHARP, Justice.

To interpret the zoning ordinance which governs this case we must determine whether the words public buildings in Subsection 4 are an independent term in the series or are ejusdem generis with "schools, institutions of an educational or philanthropic nature." If they are the former, the building permit was properly issued; if the latter, it was not. A Board of Adjustment cannot amend an ordinance. Lee v. Board of Adjustment, 226 N.C....

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases