State Supreme Court / N.C.

Gaston County Dyeing MacHine Co. v. Northfield Insurance

Decided February 4, 2000. Henry E. Frye wrote the opinion for the court.

524 S.E.2d 558 · Cited 137 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.

Woods v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 246 S.E.2d 773
Allstate Insurance Co. v. Shelby Mutual Ins. Co. · 152 S.E.2d 436
West American Insurance Co. v. Tufco Flooring East, Inc · 409 S.E.2d 692
C. D. Spangler Construction Co. v. Industrial Crankshaft & Engineering Co. · 388 S.E.2d 557
Fidelity Bankers Life Insurance v. Dortch · 348 S.E.2d 794
Reliance Insurance v. Lexington Insurance · 361 S.E.2d 403
Dow Chemical Co. v. Associated Indem. Corp. · 724 F. Supp. 474
Dow Chemical Co. v. Associated Indemnity Corp. · 727 F. Supp. 1524

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