State Supreme Court / N.C.

Carolina Power & Light Co. v. Bowman

Decided January 7, 1949. William A. Devin wrote the opinion for the court.

51 S.E.2d 191 · Cited 55 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.

Carolina Power & Light Co. v. Bowman · 45 S.E.2d 531
Collins v. Alabama Power Co. · 108 So. 868
Helms v. Citizens Light & Power Co. · 136 S.E. 9
Virginia & Carolina Southern Railroad v. McLean · 74 S.E. 461
Yadkin River Power Co. v. Wissler · 76 S.E. 267
H. G. Hastings Co. v. Southern Natural Gas Corp. · 45 Ga. App. 774
Alabama Power Co. v. Berry · 130 So. 541
Calhoun v. . Light Co. · 4 S.E.2d 858

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Shingleton v. State · 133 S.E.2d 183
Coastal Plains Utilities, Inc. v. New Hanover County · 601 S.E.2d 915
Lynn v. Lynn · 689 S.E.2d 198
Duke Power Co. v. Mom 'N' Pops Ham House, Inc. · 258 S.E.2d 815
Carolina Power and Light Company v. Clark · 91 S.E.2d 569
CAROLINA CENTRAL GAS COMPANY v. Hyder · 86 S.E.2d 458
Duke Power Company v. Rogers · 156 S.E.2d 244
Johnson v. Skyline Telephone Membership Corp. · 365 S.E.2d 164
United States v. 3.6 Acres of Land · 395 F. Supp. 2d 982
Century Communications, Inc. v. Housing Authority of Wilson · 68 N.C. App. 293
Vermont Electric Power Co., Inc. v. Anderson · 147 A.2d 875
Carolina Power & Light Co. v. Bowman · 56 S.E.2d 602

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