State Supreme Court / N.C.

Kessing v. National Mortgage Corporation

Decided May 12, 1971. Dan K. Moore wrote the opinion for the court.

180 S.E.2d 823 · Cited 467 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.

United States v. Neifert-White Co. · 390 U.S. 228
Brown v. Marion National Bank · 169 U.S. 416
Henderson v. SECURITY MORTAGAGE AND FINANCE CO. · 160 S.E.2d 39
Preyer v. Parker · 125 S.E.2d 916
Carolina Industrial Bank v. Merrimon · 132 S.E.2d 692
Charles A. Riley Co. v. W. T. Sears & Co. · 70 S.E. 997
Wayne Pump Co. v. Gross Income Tax Div. · 110 N.E.2d 284
Isaacson v. House · 119 S.E.2d 113
Florsheim Shoe Co. v. Leader Department Store, Inc. · 193 S.E. 9
Cartney v. Olson · 48 N.W.2d 653
Lamm v. Crumpler · 88 S.E.2d 83
Keystone Mortgage Co. v. MacDonald · 254 Cal. App. 2d 808
National Bank of Paulding v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. · 131 F. Supp. 121
Waters v. . Garris · 124 S.E. 334
Merrell v. . Stuart · 17 S.E.2d 458
Merrell v. Stuart · 220 N.C. 326

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