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A nine-year legal battle pitting two siblings against the state of North Carolina came to an end this spring.
Published: Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 @ 10:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A nine-year legal battle over a 289-acre Onslow County waterfront property ended in late April when Harriet Hurst Turner and her brother John H. Hurst won control of the land and then immediately sold it to the state of North Carolina for $10.1 million.
Published: Thursday, June 11th, 2015 @ 2:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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After the English Civil War, in 1660 King Charles II was restored to the throne, and the crown rewarded its political allies with vast tracts of land in British America. Eight tracts were bestowed to eight lords proprietors in Carolina (later divided into modern-day North and South Carolina).
Published: Wednesday, September 25th, 2013 @ 4:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Despite a ruling by the N.C. Court of Appeals saying the state has no interest in the property known as Hammocks Beach, lawyers working for Attorney General Roy Cooper are forcing John H. Hurst and his sister Harriet Hurst Turner to continue fighting for the 289-acre Onslow County waterfront...
Published: Monday, March 4th, 2013 @ 4:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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