State Supreme Court / N.C.

Brenner v. Little Red School House, Ltd.

Decided February 2, 1981. James William Copeland wrote the opinion for the court.

274 S.E.2d 206 · Cited 124 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.

Christian v. Christian · 42 N.Y.2d 63
Hume v. United States · 132 U.S. 406
In re Estate of Friedman · 64 A.D.2d 70
Weyerhaeuser Company v. Carolina Power & Light Co. · 127 S.E.2d 539
Crockett v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n of Charlotte · 289 N.C. 620
Hotel Corp. v. Taylor and Fletcher v. Foremans, Inc. · 271 S.E.2d 54
Carolina Helicopter Corp. v. Cutter Realty Co. · 139 S.E.2d 362
Wheeler v. Wheeler · 263 S.E.2d 763
Roberson v. Williams · 83 S.E.2d 811
Sechrest v. Forest Furniture Company · 141 S.E.2d 292
Perry v. Champlain Oil Co. · 101 N.H. 97
Blount-Midyette & Co. v. Aeroglide Corporation · 119 S.E.2d 225
Lenoir Memorial Hospital, Inc. v. Stancil · 139 S.E.2d 901
Knutton v. Cofield · 160 S.E.2d 29
Middleton v. Myers · 261 S.E.2d 108
JJ & L INVESTMENT CO. v. Minaga · 487 P.2d 561

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