After the filing of the plat, the judge, upon motion and 10 days' notice by either the Department of Transportation or the owner, shall, either in or out of term, hear and determine any and all issues raised by the pleadings other than the issue of damages, including, but not limited to, if controverted, questions of necessary and proper parties, title to the land, interest taken, and area taken.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-108
Determination of issues other than damages
Applied in 34 court decisions — leading case 156 N.C. App. 63 - Department of Transportation v. Airlie Park, Inc. (2003)
Most recently applied in 265 N.C. App. 155 - Dep't of Transp. v. Hutchinsons, LLC (May 2019)
1959, c. 1025, s. 2; 1963, c. 1156, s. 5; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; 1977, c. 464, s. 7.1.
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