NC judges side with park land sale to Coleman
Court of Appeal judges unanimously throw out the 'for the people' argument for park land near city hall that was sold to Stewart Coleman
*CITIZEN-TIMES POSTS NOV. 3, 2009, REPORT of the overturning of a Buncombe Superior Court judge ruling to save parkland sold by the Buncombe County commissioners to Asheville developer Stewart Coleman | If the heirs of George Willis Pack, who had willed the land to the people of Asheville, decide to appeal the judgment, they will have to go to the North Carolina Supreme Court to overturn the latest NC Court of Appeals ruling. | The Court of Appeals' three-judge panel gave a revisionist interpretation of Pack's will and overturned a ruling by a Buncombe County Superior Court judge who had ruled in favor of the heirs of Pack. It remains to be seen what Stewart Coleman will do to the historic magnolia tree and the land that he now owns. | For the complete article, visit Citizen-times.com or Click Here>