State Supreme Court / N.C.

Burgess v. Your House of Raleigh, Inc.

Decided February 7, 1990. Louis B. Meyer wrote the opinion for the court.

388 S.E.2d 134 · Cited 267 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. North Carolina Milk Commission v. National Food Stores, Inc. · 154 S.E.2d 548
Jolly v. Wright · 265 S.E.2d 135
Stanback v. Stanback · 254 S.E.2d 611
State v. Harvey · 187 S.E.2d 706
Coman v. Thomas Manufacturing Co. · 381 S.E.2d 445
Sides v. Duke University · 328 S.E.2d 818
Smith v. Ford Motor Co. · 221 S.E.2d 282
In Re Inquiry Concerning Judge Hardy · 240 S.E.2d 367
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Edmisten · 232 S.E.2d 184
Young v. . Whitehall Co. · 49 S.E.2d 797
Still v. Lance · 182 S.E.2d 403
Childers v. Parker's, Inc. · 162 S.E.2d 481
State v. Hart · 213 S.E.2d 291
Ross Realty Co. v. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. · 250 S.E.2d 271
Victory Cab Co. v. City of Charlotte · 68 S.E.2d 433
State Ex Rel. Edmisten v. J. C. Penney Co. · 233 S.E.2d 895
Forbis v. Honeycutt · 273 S.E.2d 240
Raytheon Co. v. Fair Employment & Housing Commission · 212 Cal. App. 3d 1242
Burgess v. Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co. · 259 S.E.2d 248
Buck Ex Rel. Faulkner v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 144 S.E.2d 34
State v. . Ingle · 199 S.E. 10

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