145 N.C. App. 222 - Kerik v. Davidson County’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
19 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Coastal Ready-Mix Concrete Co. v. Board of Commissioners · Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Board of Aldermen · Blades v. City of Raleigh · Jackson v. Guilford County Board of Adjustment · Taylor v. City of Raleigh
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[w]hen the most that can be said against such [rezoning] ordinances is that whether it was an unreasonable, arbitrary or unequal exercise of power is fairly debatable, the courts will not interfere.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage““[W]hen rezoning property from one general use district with fixed permitted uses to another general use district with fixed permitted uses, a [Board of Commissioners] must determine that the property is suitable for all uses permitted in the new general use district....” Consequently, all permissible uses of property proposed to be rezoned into a new classification must be considered for the rezoning to be valid.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“substitute its judgment for that of the legislative body charged with the primary duty and responsibility of determining whether its action is in the interest of the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.