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

Effingham v. THE KROGER CO.

Decided March 5, 2002. John Marsh Tyson wrote the opinion for the court.

561 S.E.2d 287 · Cited 51 times

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Franklin v. Broyhill Furniture Industries · 472 S.E.2d 382
Saums v. Raleigh Community Hospital · 487 S.E.2d 746
Hendrix v. Linn-Corriher Corp. · 345 S.E.2d 374
Hilliard v. Apex Cabinet Co. · 290 S.E.2d 682
Anderson v. Northwestern Motor Co. · 64 S.E.2d 265
Sims v. Charmes/Arby's Roast Beef · 542 S.E.2d 277
Troutman v. White & Simpson, Inc. · 464 S.E.2d 481
Harrington v. Pait Logging Co. · 356 S.E.2d 365
Moretz v. Richards & Associates, Inc. · 342 S.E.2d 844
Kisiah v. W.R. Kisiah Plumbing, Inc. · 476 S.E.2d 434
Kennedy v. Duke University Medical Center · 398 S.E.2d 677
Gupton v. Builders Transport · 357 S.E.2d 674
Whitley v. Columbia Lumber Mfg. Co. · 348 S.E.2d 336
Burwell v. Winn-Dixie Raleigh, Inc. · 441 S.E.2d 145
Brown v. S & N COMMUNICATIONS, INC. · 477 S.E.2d 197
Dalton v. Anvil Knitwear · 458 S.E.2d 251
Long v. Harris · 528 S.E.2d 633
Smith v. American & Efird Mills · 290 S.E.2d 634
Hill v. DU BOSE · 67 S.E.2d 371
Beam v. Floyd's Creek Baptist Church · 394 S.E.2d 191
Carpenter v. Industrial Piping Co. · 326 S.E.2d 328
Gray v. Carolina Freight Carriers, Inc. · 414 S.E.2d 102
Moretz v. Richards & Associates, Inc. · 327 S.E.2d 290
Smith v. American and Efird Mills · 277 S.E.2d 83

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