State Supreme Court / N.C.

Erickson v. Starling

Decided June 11, 1952. Samuel James Ervin Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

71 S.E.2d 384 · Cited 74 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.

City of Raleigh v. Fisher · 61 S.E.2d 897
Adams v. . Cleve · 10 S.E.2d 911
Smith v. . Smith · 34 S.E.2d 148
Toler v. . French · 196 S.E. 312
Pridgen v. . Pridgen · 129 S.E. 419
Hoover v. Crotts · 61 S.E.2d 705
Sparks v. Sparks · 61 S.E.2d 356
Mitchell v. . Strickland · 176 S.E. 468
City of Raleigh v. Edwards · 67 S.E.2d 669
Leonard v. Maxwell · 216 N.C. 89
Vaughan v. Omaha Wimsett System Co. · 143 Neb. 470
Smith v. Smith · 225 N.C. 189
Cooney v. Cooney · 25 Cal. 2d 202
Allen v. . Allen · 195 S.E. 801
Minneapolis Street Railway Co. v. City of Minneapolis · 40 N.W.2d 353
General American Life Insurance v. Stadiem · 25 S.E.2d 202
Cody v. . Hovey · 5 S.E.2d 165
Moore v. Greenville Banking & Trust Co. · 91 S.E. 793
Kemp v. . Funderburk · 30 S.E.2d 155
Cherniak v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America · 14 A.2d 334
Wike v. Board of Trustees · 49 S.E.2d 740
Bessire and Co. v. . Ward · 175 S.E. 208
Petty v. Pacific Mutual Life Insurance · 187 S.E. 816
Hershey Corp. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 176 S.E. 265
Vincent v. . Powell · 1 S.E.2d 826

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