Judge to Review Sanderson Farms Suit
Nov 03, 2012 (Menafn – The Wilson Daily Times – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — A Superior Court judge will review the latest lawsuit filed against Nash County that alleges the commissioners failed to follow state law when buying land that could become the future site of a Sanderson Farms poultry plant.
Two prominent farmers — Carson Barnes, Barnes Farming Corp. owner, and Clay Strickland, Spring Acres owner — are asking the court to make Nash County’s purchase of 145 acres on N.C. 97 void because the county bought the land without holding a public hearing…