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

Franklin v. Broyhill Furniture Industries

Decided July 16, 1996. Ralph A. Walker wrote the opinion for the court.

472 S.E.2d 382 · Cited 147 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.

Tyndall v. Walter Kidde & Co. · 403 S.E.2d 548
Kennedy v. Duke University Medical Center · 398 S.E.2d 677
Burwell v. Winn-Dixie Raleigh, Inc. · 441 S.E.2d 145
Radica v. Carolina Mills · 439 S.E.2d 185
Stone v. G & G BUILDERS · 468 S.E.2d 510
McCoy v. Oxford Janitorial Service Co. · 471 S.E.2d 662
Carpenter v. Industrial Piping Co. · 326 S.E.2d 328
Russell v. Lowes Product Distribution · 425 S.E.2d 454
Hilliard v. Apex Cabinet Co. · 290 S.E.2d 682
White v. White · 324 S.E.2d 829
Watkins v. Central Motor Lines, Inc. · 181 S.E.2d 588
Schofield v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. · 264 S.E.2d 56
Gupton v. Builders Transport · 357 S.E.2d 674
Dalton v. Anvil Knitwear · 458 S.E.2d 251
Haponski v. Constructor's Inc. · 360 S.E.2d 109
Gray v. Carolina Freight Carriers, Inc. · 414 S.E.2d 102
Andrews v. Fulcher Tire Sales and Service · 463 S.E.2d 425
Gainey v. North Carolina Department of Justice · 465 S.E.2d 36
Roberts v. ABR Associates, Inc. · 398 S.E.2d 917
Johnson v. Charles Keck Logging · 468 S.E.2d 420
Massey v. Massey · 465 S.E.2d 313
Hartman v. Shallowford Community Hospital, Inc. · 466 S.E.2d 33

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