State Supreme Court / N.C.

Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Board of Aldermen

Decided January 25, 1974. Susie Sharp wrote the opinion for the court.

202 S.E.2d 129 · Cited 125 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.

Lee v. . Board of Adjustment · 37 S.E.2d 128
Arant v. Board of Adjustment of City of Montgomery · 126 So. 2d 100
Application of Ellis · 178 S.E.2d 77
MacPherson v. City of Asheville · 196 S.E.2d 200
Jarrell v. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FOR CITY OF HIGH POINT · 128 S.E.2d 879
Jackson v. Guilford County Board of Adjustment · 166 S.E.2d 78
Thomson Methodist Church v. Zoning Board of Review · 210 A.2d 138
In Re Pine Hill Cemeteries, Inc. · 15 S.E.2d 1
Goldstein v. Zoning Bd. of Review of City of Warwick · 227 A.2d 195
Craver v. Zoning Board of Adjustment · 147 S.E.2d 599
Keiger v. Winston-Salem Board of Adjustment · 190 S.E.2d 175
Imperial Asphalt Corp. of Pennsylvania Zoning Case · 59 A.2d 121
Burr v. Keene · 105 N.H. 228
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Ryder Tank Line, Inc. · 130 S.E.2d 663

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