State Supreme Court / N.C.

Adams v. North Carolina Department of Natural & Economic Resources

Decided November 28, 1978. J. Frank Huskins wrote the opinion for the court.

249 S.E.2d 402 · Cited 127 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.

North Carolina Turnpike Authority v. Pine Island, Inc. · 143 S.E.2d 319
Carolina-Virginia Coastal Highway v. Coastal Turnpike Authority · 74 S.E.2d 310
Silver v. Silver · 280 U.S. 117
Lide v. Mears · 56 S.E.2d 404
Nicholson v. State Education Assistance Authority · 168 S.E.2d 401
Guthrie v. Taylor · 185 S.E.2d 193
North Carolina Consumers Power, Inc. v. Duke Power Co. · 206 S.E.2d 178
State v. Kirby · 171 S.E.2d 416
Town of Tryon v. Duke Power Co. · 22 S.E.2d 450
Poore v. . Poore · 161 S.E. 532
Jernigan v. State · 184 S.E.2d 259
High Point Surplus Company v. Pleasants · 142 S.E.2d 697
State v. Cross · 200 S.E.2d 27
Raleigh Mobile Home Sales, Inc. v. Tomlinson · 174 S.E.2d 542
State Ex Rel. Dorothea Dix Hospital v. Davis · 232 S.E.2d 698
Smith v. County of Mecklenburg · 187 S.E.2d 67
Treasure City of Fayetteville, Inc. v. Clark · 134 S.E.2d 97

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