CITY OF BURLINGTON v. TOWN OF ELON COLLEGE

No. 449PA83.

314 S.E.2d 534 (1984)

310 N.C. 723

CITY OF BURLINGTON, North Carolina v. The TOWN OF ELON COLLEGE, North Carolina.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

April 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Ward, City Atty., Burlington, for plaintiff-appellant/appellee.

Bateman & Stedman by Charles L. Bateman, Burlington, for defendant-appellant/appellee.


BRANCH, Chief Justice.

The sole issue presented in this case is whether the trial court erred in concluding that the Town of Elon College prevailed in its annexation of the areas which had been included in the City of Burlington's proposed annexation plan. This issue relies, in turn, on the applicability of the "prior jurisdiction" rule to this dispute.

The doctrine of prior jurisdiction is discussed in 2 McQuillin...

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