State Supreme Court / N.C.

Flake Ex Rel. Flake v. Greensboro News Co.

Decided February 2, 1938. Maurice Victor Barnhill wrote the opinion for the court.

195 S.E. 55 · Cited 127 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.

White v. Nicholls · 44 U.S. 266
Peck v. Tribune Co. · 214 U.S. 185
Paul v. National Auction Co. · 105 S.E. 881
Sydney v. MacFadden Newspaper Publishing Corp. · 151 N.E. 209
Oates v. Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. · 169 S.E. 869
Stevenson v. . Northington · 169 S.E. 622
Vincent v. . Pace · 100 S.E. 581

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Marks v. Thompson · 192 S.E.2d 311
Hall v. Post · 372 S.E.2d 711
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Brown v. National Home Insurance · 123 S.E.2d 850
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Corum v. University of North Carolina · 413 S.E.2d 276
Tyson v. L'Eggs Products, Inc. · 351 S.E.2d 834
Johnston v. Time, Inc. · 321 F. Supp. 837
Johnson v. Bollinger · 86 N.C. App. 1
Cabaniss v. Hipsley · 151 S.E.2d 496
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