State Supreme Court / N.C.

Atkins v. . Transportation Co.

Decided November 29, 1944. Maurice Victor Barnhill wrote the opinion for the court.

32 S.E.2d 209 · Cited 66 times

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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.

Powers v. S. Sternberg & Co. · 195 S.E. 88
Nash v. . Royster · 127 S.E. 356
Harrison v. North Carolina Railroad · 140 S.E. 598
Godwin v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 17 S.E.2d 137
Lincoln v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 178 S.E. 601
Tarrant Ex Rel. Tarrant v. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. · 20 S.E.2d 565
State v. . Fulcher · 113 S.E. 769
Austin v. . Overton · 21 S.E.2d 887
Hare v. . Weil · 196 S.E. 869
Wright v. D. Pender Grocery Co. · 187 S.E. 564
Manheim Ex Rel. Manheim v. Blue Bird Taxi Corp. · 200 S.E. 382
Crawford v. . Crawford · 200 S.E. 421
Absher v. City of Raleigh · 190 S.E. 897
Plumidies v. . Smith · 22 S.E.2d 713
Hanes Funeral Home, Inc. v. Dixie Fire Insurance · 5 S.E.2d 820
Sellars v. First National Bank in Henderson · 199 S.E. 266
Beck v. Hooks · 218 N.C. 105
Beck v. . Hooks · 10 S.E.2d 608
Sibbitt v. R. & W. Transit Co. · 18 S.E.2d 203
Gregory v. . Insurance Co. · 25 S.E.2d 398
Gassaway v. . Gassaway Owen, Inc. · 18 S.E.2d 120
Blalock v. Whisnant · 216 N.C. 417
Blalock v. . Whisnant · 5 S.E.2d 130

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