GOODEN v. BROOKS

No. 7810SC368.

251 S.E.2d 698 (1979)

39 N.C. App. 519

John Alexander GOODEN, Cornelius Butler, Jr., doing business as C. Butler, Jr., Lumber Company, William G. McDaniel, doing business as Shannon Wood Products, Lynwood N. Bullock, doing business as Lyn's Coach Works, M. M. Gilliland, doing business as Gilliland Logging Company, and Ward Lumber Company, a corporation, Individually and upon behalf of all others similarly situated, v. John C. BROOKS, Commissioner of Labor of the State of North Carolina.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh J. Beard, Jr., Charlotte, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Associate Atty. Gen. George W. Lennon, Raleigh, for the State.


ARNOLD, Judge.

Defendant first argues that plaintiffs lack standing to bring this action, since the relief they seek is merely prospective. A party has no standing to enjoin the enforcement of a statute unless he can show that his rights have been impinged or are immediately threatened by the statute. 7 Strong's N.C. Index 3d, Injunctions § 5.1. It is apparent here that with the exception of Ward Lumber Company no plaintiff's rights have been impinged upon by...

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