State Court of Appeals / N.C. Ct. App.

Chicopee, Inc. v. Sims Metal Works, Inc.

Decided May 15, 1990. S Gerald Arnold wrote the opinion for the court.

391 S.E.2d 211 · Cited 54 times

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Tetterton v. Long Manufacturing Co. · 332 S.E.2d 67
Martin v. Hare · 337 S.E.2d 632
Town of Sylva v. Gibson · 277 S.E.2d 115
Lamb v. Wedgewood South Corp. · 302 S.E.2d 868
Witherspoon v. Sides Const. Co., Inc. · 362 N.W.2d 35
Bolick v. American Barmag Corp. · 293 S.E.2d 415
Murphy v. Murphy · 245 S.E.2d 693
Whittaker v. Federal Cartridge Corp. · 466 N.E.2d 480
Wilson v. Studebaker-Worthington, Inc. · 699 F. Supp. 711

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