State Supreme Court / N.C.

Electric Supply Co. of Durham, Inc. v. Swain Electrical Co.

Decided May 2, 1991. Louis B. Meyer wrote the opinion for the court.

403 S.E.2d 291 · Cited 170 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.

Mace v. Bryant Construction Corp. · 48 N.C. App. 297
Burgess v. Your House of Raleigh, Inc. · 388 S.E.2d 134
State Ex Rel. North Carolina Milk Commission v. National Food Stores, Inc. · 154 S.E.2d 548
Lewis-Brady Builders Supply, Inc. v. Bedros · 231 S.E.2d 199
Victory Cab Co. v. City of Charlotte · 68 S.E.2d 433
In Re Inquiry Concerning Judge Hardy · 240 S.E.2d 367
State v. Hart · 213 S.E.2d 291
Campbell v. First Baptist Church of Durham · 259 S.E.2d 558
Porsh Builders, Inc. v. City of Winston-Salem · 276 S.E.2d 443
State v. Chul Yun Kim · 350 S.E.2d 347
State v. North Carolina Reinsurance Facility · 302 N.C. 274
State v. Hosey · 348 S.E.2d 805
Carolina Builders Corp. v. Howard-Veasey Homes, Inc. · 324 S.E.2d 626
Greene v. Town of Valdese · 291 S.E.2d 630
Great Southern Media, Inc. v. McDowell County · 284 S.E.2d 457
Parnell-Martin Supply Co. v. High Point Motor Lodge, Inc. · 177 S.E.2d 392
Powell v. . Lumber Co. · 84 S.E. 1032
Borden Brick & Tile Co. v. Pulley · 84 S.E. 513
Miller v. Lemon Tree Inn of Wilmington, Inc. · 249 S.E.2d 836
Con Co, Inc. v. Wilson Acres Apartments, Ltd. · 289 S.E.2d 633

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