State Supreme Court / N.C.

Coble v. Coble

Decided July 15, 1980. James G. Exum wrote the opinion for the court.

268 S.E.2d 185 · Cited 297 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Crosby v. Crosby · 158 S.E.2d 77
Knutton v. Cofield · 160 S.E.2d 29
Beall v. Beall · 228 S.E.2d 407
Montgomery v. Montgomery · 231 S.E.2d 26
Tidwell v. Booker · 225 S.E.2d 816
Coggins v. City of Asheville · 180 S.E.2d 149
McKaughn v. McKaughn · 225 S.E.2d 616
County of Stanislaus v. Ross · 255 S.E.2d 229
Davis v. Davis · 180 S.E.2d 374

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