N.C. Court of Appeals rules against Revenue Department in $7.3 million tax dispute

A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower-court ruling forcing the N.C. Department of Revenue to refund $7.3 million ? plus interest ? for sales and franchise taxes wrongly assessed to the Cape Hatteras Electric Membership Corporation since 2000.

In other opinions released this morning:

• A three-judge panel unanimously ruled against Charlotte in a condemnation dispute.
• A three-judge panel unanimously dismissed an appeal against Durham’s City-County Board of Adjustment.
• A three-judge panel unanimously affirmed a ruling favoring Food Lion in a negligence suit involving a customer who slipped on spilled soda while shopping,
• A three-judge panel unanimously dimissed an appeal from Hendrick Automotive Group in a worker’s compensation dispute.
• A three-judge panel unanimously affirmed a ruling from the N.C. Industrial Commission favoring Goodyear Tire in a worker’s compensation dispute.