(December 23, 2020, 8:41 AM EST) -- RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Supreme Court on Dec. 18 affirmed certification of two classes of property owners in a lawsuit over a now-repealed statute allowing certain counties and municipalities to defray costs connected with constructing public schools and other public services, ruling that the county and town being sued failed to show that the claims were barred by the statute of repose (Elizabeth Zander, et al. v. Orange County, N.C., et al., No. 426A18, N.C. Sup., 2020 N.C. LEXIS 1135)....