Estate of Fennell Ex Rel. Fennell v. Stephenson

Decided November 9, 2001. Robert F. Orr wrote the opinion for the court.

554 S.E.2d 629 · Cited 73 times

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• Corum v. University of North Carolina · 413 S.E.2d 276
• Crossman v. Moore · 459 S.E.2d 715
• Meyer v. Walls · 489 S.E.2d 880
• Isenhour v. Hutto · 517 S.E.2d 121
• Wilson v. Crab Orchard Development Company · 171 S.E.2d 873
• Fowler v. Valencourt · 435 S.E.2d 530
• State v. Hord · 141 S.E.2d 241

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