State Supreme Court / N.C.

Lackey v. North Carolina Department of Human Resources

Decided July 13, 1982. David M. Britt wrote the opinion for the court.

293 S.E.2d 171 · Cited 73 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.

Thompson v. Wake County Board of Education · 233 S.E.2d 538
State ex rel. Commissioner of Insurance v. North Carolina Fire Insurance Rating Bureau · 292 N.C. 70
State ex rel. Commissioner of Insurance v. North Carolina Automobile Rate Administrative Office · 287 N.C. 192
Unemployment Compensation Commission v. Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. · 2 S.E.2d 592
Elmore v. Lanier · 155 S.E.2d 114

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Henderson v. North Carolina Department of Human Resources, Division of Social Services · 372 S.E.2d 887
Boston v. N.C. Private Protective Services Board · 385 S.E.2d 148
Yates Construction Co. v. Commissioner of Labor for North Carolina · 484 S.E.2d 430
Dean v. Cone Mills Corp. · 83 N.C. App. 273
Meza v. Division of Social Services · 692 S.E.2d 96
In Re the Appeal of Mount Shepherd Methodist Camp · 462 S.E.2d 229
Lowe v. North Carolina Department of Human Resources · 72 N.C. App. 44
Correll v. Division of Social Services · 103 N.C. App. 562
Brooks v. Austin Berryhill Fabricators, Inc. · 102 N.C. App. 212
Cramer Mountain Country Club & Properties, Inc. v. North Carolina Department of Natural Resources & Community Development · 102 N.C. App. 286
Watson v. North Carolina Real Estate Commission · 362 S.E.2d 294
Forsyth County Board of Social Services v. Division of Social Services · 346 S.E.2d 414
Correll v. Boulware · 74 N.C. App. 631
Johnson v. Division of Social Services · 89 N.C. App. 481
Amanini v. N.C. Department of Human Resources · 443 S.E.2d 114
Grace Drilling Co. v. Board of Review · 776 P.2d 63
Correll v. Division of Social Services · 418 S.E.2d 232
In re the Appeal by McCrary · 112 N.C. App. 161
Meads v. North Carolina Department of Agriculture · 509 S.E.2d 165
Williams v. North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources · 548 S.E.2d 793
North Carolina Department of Correction v. Myers · 462 S.E.2d 824
Blalock v. North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services · 546 S.E.2d 177
Pearson v. C.P. Buckner Steel Erection Co. · 348 N.C. 239
Gainey v. North Carolina Department of Justice · 465 S.E.2d 36
Payne v. State, Dept. of Human Resources · 486 S.E.2d 469

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