- The North Carolina Court of Appeals has dismissed a private parking company’s appeal in a dispute with Asheville.
- Asheville accuses ParkMobile of slander based on misrepresentation of the city’s affiliation with the private company.
- The company had argued that the city had no right as a governmental entity to file a slander suit.
North Carolina’s second-highest court has dismissed a private parking company’s appeal in a lawsuit filed by the city of Asheville. City officials claim that ParkMobile slandered the city by misrepresenting Asheville’s affiliation with the private firm.
A trial judge ruled in January that the slander case could move forward. ParkMobile appealed.
An unnamed three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals dismissed the company’s appeal Thursday. Appellate judges offered no reasons for the decision…