State Supreme Court / N.C.

Brooks v. McWhirter Grading Co., Inc.

Decided August 17, 1981. J Phil Carlton wrote the opinion for the court.

281 S.E.2d 24 · Cited 69 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.

State Ex Rel. Commissioner of Insurance v. North Carolina Rate Bureau · 269 S.E.2d 547
Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 340 U.S. 474
North Carolina Savings & Loan League v. North Carolina Credit Union Commission · 276 S.E.2d 404
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Bird Oil Co. · 273 S.E.2d 232
Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · 323 U.S. 134
State v. Fulcher · 243 S.E.2d 338
Thompson v. Wake County Board of Education · 233 S.E.2d 538
In Re Inquiry Concerning Judge Hardy · 240 S.E.2d 367
Underwood v. State Board of Alcoholic Control · 181 S.E.2d 1
In Re the Denial by the Secretary of Revenue of Claim for Refund of North Carolina Inheritance Taxes by the Estate of Kapoor · 277 S.E.2d 403

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Yates Construction Co. v. Commissioner of Labor for North Carolina · 484 S.E.2d 430
Associated Mechanical Contractors, Inc. v. Payne · 118 N.C. App. 54
Brooks v. Rebarco, Inc. · 372 S.E.2d 342
Britthaven, Inc. v. North Carolina Department of Human Resources · 455 S.E.2d 455
Brooks v. Ansco & Associates, Inc. · 443 S.E.2d 89
Britt v. N.C. Sheriffs' Education & Training Standards Commission · 501 S.E.2d 75
Associated Mechanical Contractors, Inc. v. Payne · 467 S.E.2d 398
North Carolina Department of Transportation v. Hodge · 499 S.E.2d 187
Brooks v. BCF Piping, Inc. · 426 S.E.2d 282
Brooks v. Dover Elevator Co. · 94 N.C. App. 139
Hedgepeth v. North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind · 543 S.E.2d 169
Lackey v. N. C. Department of Human Resources · 54 N.C. App. 57
Mitchell v. Univ. of N.C. Bd. of Governors
North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources v. Carroll · 599 S.E.2d 888
Amanini v. N.C. Department of Human Resources · 443 S.E.2d 114
In Re Appeal of McElwee · 283 S.E.2d 115
Rhyne v. K-Mart Corp. · 562 S.E.2d 82
Watkins v. North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners · 593 S.E.2d 764
State Ex Rel. Cobey v. Simpson · 423 S.E.2d 759
Williams v. North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources · 548 S.E.2d 793
Meza v. Division of Social Services · 692 S.E.2d 96
Shackleford-Moten v. Lenoir County Dept. of Social Services · 573 S.E.2d 767
Friends of Hatteras Island National Historic Maritime Forest Land Trust for Preservation, Inc. v. Coastal Resources Commission · 452 S.E.2d 337
Jarrett v. N.C. Dept. of Cultural Resources · 400 S.E.2d 66
County of Durham v. North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources · 507 S.E.2d 310

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