CITY OF DURHAM v. HERNDON

No. 8214SC365.

300 S.E.2d 460 (1983)

CITY OF DURHAM v. Clair M. HERNDON and wife, Mary D. Herndon.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 15, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Durham City Atty., W.I. Thornton, Jr. by Asst. City Atty. D. Reed Thompson, Durham, for plaintiff-appellant.

Upchurch, Galifianakis & McPherson by William V. McPherson, Jr., Durham, for defendants-appellees.


ARNOLD, Judge.

The first question presented on this appeal is whether a city can collect delinquent special assessments by attaching its check for payment of a condemnation judgment.

The general rule in North Carolina is that a lien for unpaid special assessments does not make the owner of the burdened real property personally liable for the assessment. Instead, the land itself is subject to the lien, and any action to collect the assessment may be enforced...

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