TABOR v. COUNTY OF ORANGE

No. COA02-423.

575 S.E.2d 540 (2003)

Larry TABOR, Amanda Tabor, Henry Alvin Tabor, and Norma Jean Tabor, Plaintiffs, v. COUNTY OF ORANGE, Orange County Health Department, Orange County Planning Department, David Hecht in his capacity as Environmental Health Specialist of the Orange County Health Department, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 4, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steffan & Associates, P.C., by Kim K. Steffan, Hillsborough, for plaintiffs.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, by Mark A. Davis and Tamara P.W. Desai, Raleigh, for defendants.


WYNN, Judge.

In North Carolina, the doctrine of sovereign immunity generally bars actions against governmental entities and public officers for acts arising out of their performance of governmental functions. The plaintiffs brought the subject action alleging that defendants negligently misrepresented whether certain property was suitable for supporting a septic tank for a mobile home. Because we hold that the function of approving or denying septic tank permits is...

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