State Supreme Court / N.C.

Barnes v. North Carolina State Highway Commission

Decided July 10, 1962. William H. Bobbitt wrote the opinion for the court.

126 S.E.2d 732 · Cited 60 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.

Hedrick v. Graham · 96 S.E.2d 129
Iowa State Highway Commission v. Smith · 82 N.W.2d 755
People v. Ayon · 54 Cal. 2d 217
Nantahala Power and Light Co. v. Horton · 106 S.E.2d 461
City of Raleigh v. Edwards · 67 S.E.2d 669
Proctor v. Highway Commission · 55 S.E.2d 479
City of Memphis v. Hood · 345 S.W.2d 887
Robinson v. State Highway Commission · 105 S.E.2d 287
Thompson v. SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILROAD COMPANY · 104 S.E.2d 181
State v. ENSLEY · 164 N.E.2d 342
Walker v. State · 295 P.2d 328
Muse v. Mississippi State Highway Commission · 103 So. 2d 839
State v. Fox · 332 P.2d 943
Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Mabee · 174 N.E.2d 801

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Department of Transportation v. Webster · 230 N.C. App. 468
Beroth Oil Co. v. North Carolina Department of Transportation · 367 N.C. 333
City of Wilson Redevel'Mt Com'n v. Boykin · 667 S.E.2d 282
CITY OF WILSON REDEVEL'MT COM'N v. Boykin · 667 S.E.2d 282
State Highway Commission v. Rose · 31 N.C. App. 28
Kirby v. North Carolina Department of Transportation · 368 N.C. 847
Gene's, Inc. v. City of Charlotte · 129 S.E.2d 889
Department of Transportation v. Fox · 98 N.C. App. 61
Board of Transportation v. Terminal Warehouse Corp. · 268 S.E.2d 180
Department of Transportation v. Harkey · 301 S.E.2d 64
City of Durham v. EASTERN REALTY COMPANY · 155 S.E.2d 231
Beroth Oil Co. v. North Carolina Department of Transportation · 725 S.E.2d 651
Department of Transportation v. Craine · 365 S.E.2d 694
North Carolina State Highway Commission v. Nuckles · 271 N.C. 1
South Carolina State Highway Department v. Wilson · 175 S.E.2d 391
Wofford v. North Carolina State Highway Commission · 140 S.E.2d 376
NORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY COM'N v. Nuckles · 155 S.E.2d 772
Snow v. North Carolina State Highway Commission · 136 S.E.2d 678
Abdalla v. State Highway Commission · 134 S.E.2d 81
City of Charlotte v. Charlotte Park & Recreation Commission · 178 S.E.2d 601
Hillsboro Partners, LLC v. City of Fayetteville · 226 N.C. App. 30
Weeks v. North Carolina Department of Natural Resources & Community Development · 388 S.E.2d 228
State v. Hastings · 206 N.E.2d 874

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