State Supreme Court / N.C.

Bryant v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance

Decided May 7, 1985. Henry E. Frye wrote the opinion for the court.

329 S.E.2d 333 · Cited 116 times

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Precedents cited

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.

In Re the Will of Herring · 198 S.E.2d 737
Bryant v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance · 313 S.E.2d 803
Worthington v. Bynum · 290 S.E.2d 599
Britt v. Allen · 231 S.E.2d 607
Manganello v. Permastone, Inc. · 231 S.E.2d 678
Dickinson v. Pake · 201 S.E.2d 897
North Carolina National Bank v. Burnette · 256 S.E.2d 388
Norwood v. Sherwin-Williams Co. · 279 S.E.2d 559
Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Chantos · 258 S.E.2d 334
Investment Properties of Asheville, Inc. v. Allen · 188 S.E.2d 441
Whitaker v. Earnhardt · 221 S.E.2d 316
Investment Properties of Asheville, Inc. v. Allen · 196 S.E.2d 262
Caulder Ex Rel. Townsend v. Gresham · 30 S.E.2d 312
Goldston v. Chambers · 157 S.E.2d 676
Farmer v. Chaney · 233 S.E.2d 582
Graves v. Walston · 275 S.E.2d 485
Brewer v. Majors · 268 S.E.2d 229
Claflin v. Commonwealth Insurance · 110 U.S. 81
Horton v. Iowa Mutual Insurance Company · 175 S.E.2d 725

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