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

Epps v. Duke University, Inc.

Decided April 16, 1996. Donald P. Smith Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

468 S.E.2d 846 · Cited 85 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.

Epps v. Duke University, Inc. · 447 S.E.2d 444
Hare v. Butler · 394 S.E.2d 231
Gurganious v. . Simpson · 197 S.E. 163
Locus v. Fayetteville State University · 402 S.E.2d 862
Cherry v. Harris · 429 S.E.2d 771
Reid v. Roberts · 435 S.E.2d 116
Golden Rule Insurance v. Long · 439 S.E.2d 599
Lewis v. White · 216 S.E.2d 134
Whitaker v. Clark · 427 S.E.2d 142
Dickens v. Thorne · 429 S.E.2d 176
Steelman v. City of New Bern · 184 S.E.2d 239
Smith v. State · 222 S.E.2d 412
Schloss v. State Highway & Public Works Commission · 53 S.E.2d 517
Herndon v. Barrett · 400 S.E.2d 767
Teer v. Jordan · 59 S.E.2d 359
Mazzucco v. North Carolina Board of Medical Examiners · 228 S.E.2d 529
Moore v. City of Creedmoor · 460 S.E.2d 899
Town of Williamston v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 72 S.E.2d 609
Kessing v. National Mortgage Corporation · 180 S.E.2d 823
Corum v. University of North Carolina · 413 S.E.2d 276
Smith v. Hefner · 68 S.E.2d 783
Speas v. Merchants Bank & Trust Co. · 125 S.E. 398
Messick v. Catawba County, NC · 431 S.E.2d 489
Wiggins v. City of Monroe · 326 S.E.2d 39
Templeton v. . Beard · 74 S.E. 735

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