State Court of Appeals / N.C. Ct. App.

Brown v. Burlington Industries, Inc.

Decided April 18, 1989. Hugh Albert Wells wrote the opinion for the court.

378 S.E.2d 232 · Cited 66 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.

Hogan v. Forsyth Country Club Co. · 340 S.E.2d 116
Troxler v. Charter Mandala Center, Inc. · 365 S.E.2d 665
DeHart v. R/S FINANCIAL CORP. · 337 S.E.2d 94
Smith v. Price · 340 S.E.2d 408
Carolina Equipment and Parts Company v. Anders · 144 S.E.2d 252
Gillis v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. · 27 S.E.2d 283
Burns v. Forsyth County Hospital Authority, Inc. · 344 S.E.2d 839
Cavin's, Inc. v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance · 220 S.E.2d 403
Rice v. Wood · 346 S.E.2d 205
Hitchcock v. Cullerton · 346 S.E.2d 215
Cunningham v. Brown · 302 S.E.2d 822
Hunt v. Hunt · 357 S.E.2d 444
Hornby v. Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance · 335 S.E.2d 335

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