CLONTZ v. CLONTZ

No. 7920DC78.

261 S.E.2d 695 (1980)

44 N.C. App. 573

Clifford C. CLONTZ v. J. V. CLONTZ and Mary Ruth Clontz.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

January 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Griffin, Caldwell & Helder by H. Ligon Bundy, Monroe, for plaintiff-appellee.

Harry B. Crow, Jr., Monroe, for defendants-appellants.


MORRIS, Chief Judge.

The only question presented on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying defendants' motion for judgment notwithstanding the jury's verdict awarding compensation for improvements made by plaintiff on defendants' property.

By G.S. 1-340, the betterments statute, North Carolina provides for recovery of the value of improvements made upon another's property. However, this section does not create an independent cause of action...

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