State Supreme Court / N.C.

Bell v. Martin

Decided April 1, 1980. Walter E. Brock Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

264 S.E.2d 101 · Cited 50 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.

Page v. Sloan · 190 S.E.2d 189
Pitts v. Village Inn Pizza, Inc. · 249 S.E.2d 375
Whaley v. Rhodes · 177 S.E.2d 735
North American Acceptance Corp. v. Samuels · 181 S.E.2d 794
State v. Ellis · 137 S.E.2d 840
Sykes v. Belk · 179 S.E.2d 439
Harris v. Carter · 234 S.E.2d 472

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