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HUGHES v. CITY OF HIGH POINT

No. 8218SC42.

302 S.E.2d 2 (1983)

Lloyd O. HUGHES and Wife, Mary C. Hughes v. CITY OF HIGH POINT.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 3, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Haworth, Riggs, Kuhn, Haworth & Miller by John Haworth, High Point, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Wyatt, Early, Harris, Wheeler and Hauser by William E. Wheeler, High Point, for defendant-appellee.

WEBB, Judge.

If a governmental entity builds and maintains a structure which is permanent in nature and the maintenance of the structure causes a diminution in value to a person's real estate, the structure is considered a nuisance and the landowner is entitled to compensation. See Midgett v. Highway Commission, 265 N.C. 373, 144 S.E.2d 121 (1965); Glace v. Pilot Mountain,

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