State Supreme Court / N.C.

Caldwell v. Deese

Decided October 7, 1975. J. Frank Huskins wrote the opinion for the court.

218 S.E.2d 379 · Cited 239 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.

Kessing v. National Mortgage Corporation · 180 S.E.2d 823
Koontz v. City of Winston-Salem · 186 S.E.2d 897
Page v. Sloan · 190 S.E.2d 189
Alford v. Washington · 78 S.E.2d 915
Singleton v. Stewart · 186 S.E.2d 400

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