State Supreme Court / N.C.

Kidd v. Early

Decided March 2, 1976. Susie Sharp wrote the opinion for the court.

222 S.E.2d 392 · Cited 235 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.

Lane v. Coe · 136 S.E.2d 269
WACHOVIA BANK & TRUST COMPANY v. Medford · 128 S.E.2d 141
Johnson v. . Noles · 31 S.E.2d 637
Ward v. . Albertson · 81 S.E. 168
Calder v. Third Judicial District Court · 273 P.2d 168
Byrd v. Freeman · 114 S.E.2d 715
North Carolina National Bank v. Corbett · 156 S.E.2d 835
Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland v. United States · 187 U.S. 315
Carlton v. Anderson · 173 S.E.2d 783
Delaney v. Shellabarger · 353 P.2d 903
Kessing v. National Mortgage Corporation · 180 S.E.2d 823
Caldwell v. Deese · 218 S.E.2d 379
Page v. Sloan · 190 S.E.2d 189
Cutts v. Casey · 180 S.E.2d 297
General Investment Co. v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co. · 139 N.E. 216
Boyce v. McMahan · 208 S.E.2d 692
First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Branch Banking & Trust Co. · 191 S.E.2d 683
Smith v. Proctor. · 51 S.E. 889
Duke v. Miller · 94 N.W.2d 819
Lawing v. Jaynes · 206 S.E.2d 162
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co. v. Frazelle · 40 S.E.2d 367
Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Werner Industries, Inc. · 209 S.E.2d 734
Searcy v. . Logan · 39 S.E.2d 593
Hodges v. . Stewart · 10 S.E.2d 723
Smith v. . Joyce · 200 S.E. 431

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