In other rulings of interest, the N.C. Court of Appeals:

  • upheld a trial court’s ruling against the State Board of Elections in the disputed 2007 Clayton Town Council election.
  • “affirmed in part and reversed in part” a trial court’s decision in a dispute involving Durham County and property owners who used part of their property as a landfill.
  • rejected the Rutherford Airport Authority’s claim that “public official immunity” protected the authority from a lawsuit involving a company that sold “petroleum products” at the airport.
  • rejected similar arguments from Person County employees involved in a dispute over a failed septic system.