State Supreme Court / N.C.

Burgess Ex Rel. Burgess v. Gibbs

Decided September 23, 1964. Robert Hunt Parker wrote the opinion for the court.

137 S.E.2d 806 · Cited 94 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.

Warner v. Leder · 69 S.E.2d 6
Farmer Ex Rel. Farmer v. Ferris · 133 S.E.2d 492
Gilbert v. David · 235 U.S. 561
Bridges v. Wyandotte Worsted Co. · 132 S.E.2d 18
Essick v. City of Lexington · 60 S.E.2d 106
Miller v. . Roberts · 193 S.E. 286
Dellinger v. Clark · 67 S.E.2d 448
Jackson v. Bobbitt · 117 S.E.2d 806
Bass v. Ingold · 60 S.E.2d 114
McNair Ex Rel. McNeil v. Ward · 82 S.E.2d 85
Young v. Mayland Mica Co. · 193 S.E. 285
Dumas v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company · 117 S.E.2d 426
Johnson v. Catlett · 98 S.E.2d 458
Israel v. Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad · 262 N.C. 83
High v. Pearce · 220 N.C. 266
High v. . Pearce · 17 S.E.2d 108
In Re the Custody of Davis · 103 S.E.2d 503
Murphy v. Campbell Soup Co. · 40 F.2d 671
Brenner v. Great Cove Realty Co. · 6 N.Y.2d 435

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