State Court of Appeals / N.C. Ct. App.

Abels v. Renfro Corp.

Decided July 15, 1997. Joseph R. John Sr. wrote the opinion for the court.

486 S.E.2d 735 · Cited 63 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Searles v. Searles · 398 S.E.2d 55
Currin-Dillehay Building Supply, Inc. v. Frazier · 394 S.E.2d 683
Stachlowski v. Stach · 401 S.E.2d 638
Worsham v. Richbourg's Sales & Rentals, Inc. · 478 S.E.2d 649
Kirby Building Systems, Inc. v. McNiel · 393 S.E.2d 827
Johnson v. Friends of Weymouth, Inc. · 461 S.E.2d 801
Tellado v. Ti-Caro Corp. · 459 S.E.2d 27
Penley v. Penley · 332 S.E.2d 51
Abels v. Renfro Corp. · 436 S.E.2d 822
Kron Medical Corp. v. Collier Cobb & Associates, Inc. · 420 S.E.2d 192
Abels v. Renfro Corp. · 423 S.E.2d 479

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