The town of Apex and property owner Beverly Rubin have filed their latest competing briefs in their state Supreme Court battle over a disputed sewer pipe. Prior court rulings dating back to 2016 from Judge Elaine O’Neal determined that the town installed the pipe illegally under Rubin’s property. Rubin wants the pipe moved. The town argues that she must settle for compensation instead.
The state Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case involving a property-rights dispute over a sewer line in Apex. The town requested a review from the high court in June 2021.
Apex and a local property owner submitted written arguments to the state’s highest court this week in a nine-year battle over a disputed sewer pipe. The state Supreme Court agreed in October to take up the property rights case pitting the Wake County town against Beverly Rubin. The town had requested a Supreme Court review in 2021.
Two years after the state Court of Appeals blasted the town of Apex for its decision to install a sewer pipe against a property owner’s wishes, the state Supreme Court