BAKER v. MARTIN

No. 246PA91.

410 S.E.2d 887 (1991)

330 N.C. 331

James Leonard BAKER, Jr. v. James G. MARTIN, in his capacity as Governor of the State of North Carolina; Lacy H. Thornburg, in his capacity as Attorney General with the State of North Carolina; and J. Todd Bailey, in his capacity as President of the 24th Judicial District Bar.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 6, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Petree, Stockton & Robinson by William F. Maready and G. Gray Wilson, Winston-Salem, for plaintiff appellant.

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by Isham B. Hudson, Jr., Sr. Deputy Atty. Gen. and David Roy Blackwell, Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for defendants appellees.


WEBB, Justice.

The first question presented in this appeal is whether the plaintiff has standing to bring this action. The defendants, relying on Nicholson v. Education Assistance Authority, 275 N.C. 439, 168 S.E.2d 401 (1969) and Watkins v. Wilson, 255 N.C. 510, 121 S.E.2d 861 (1961), cert. denied,

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