Borden, Inc. v. Howard Trucking Co., Inc.

Decided June 29, 1984. John Allen Dixon Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

454 So. 2d 1081 · Cited 142 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.

• Federal Insurance Co. v. Insurance Co. of No. Amer. · 263 So. 2d 871
• Borden, Inc. v. Howard Trucking Co., Inc. · 425 So. 2d 893
• Hill v. Lundin & Associates, Inc. · 256 So. 2d 620
• Wise v. Prescott · 151 So. 2d 356
• Torrington Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 216 S.E.2d 547
• Credeur v. Luke · 368 So. 2d 1030
• Insurance Co. of North America v. Solari Parking · 370 So. 2d 503
• Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc. · 341 So. 2d 332
• Spillers v. MONTGOMERY WARD & COMPANY, INC. · 294 So. 2d 803
• Anderson v. Welding Testing Laboratory, Inc. · 304 So. 2d 351
• PPG Industries, Inc. v. Bean Dredging · 447 So. 2d 1058
• Alexander v. Qwik Change Car Center, Inc. · 352 So. 2d 188
• Koncinsky v. Smith · 390 So. 2d 1377
• Laubie v. Sonesta Intern. Hotel Corp. · 398 So. 2d 1374
• Burnell v. Sportran Transit System Co. · 421 So. 2d 1199
• Rabon v. Red Ball Motor Freight, Inc. · 292 So. 2d 332
• Zarn, Inc. v. Southern Railway Co. · 50 N.C. App. 372
• Borden, Inc. v. Howard Trucking Co., Inc. · 373 So. 2d 544
• Smith v. Government Employees Insurance · 358 So. 2d 1289

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