State Court of Appeals / N.C. Ct. App.

Lawing v. Lawing

Decided June 3, 1986. Sidney S. Eagles Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

344 S.E.2d 100 · Cited 77 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.

Loeb v. Loeb · 324 S.E.2d 33
Clark v. Clark · 271 S.E.2d 58
McLeod v. McLeod · 327 S.E.2d 910
Wade v. Wade · 325 S.E.2d 260
White v. White · 324 S.E.2d 829
Andrews v. Andrews · 338 S.E.2d 809
Humphries v. City of Jacksonville · 265 S.E.2d 189
Wood-Hopkins Contracting Co. v. North Carolina State Ports Authority · 202 S.E.2d 473
North Carolina State Highway Commission v. Helderman · 207 S.E.2d 720
Dobbins v. Paul · 321 S.E.2d 537
Stone v. Lynch · 325 S.E.2d 230
Poore v. Poore · 331 S.E.2d 266
Bulova Watch Co. v. Brand Distributors of North Wilkesboro, Inc. · 206 S.E.2d 141
Alexander v. Alexander · 315 S.E.2d 772
Nolan v. Nolan · 107 A.D.2d 190
Little v. Little · 327 S.E.2d 283
Bowen v. Hodge Motor Co. · 234 S.E.2d 748
Spencer v. Spencer · 319 S.E.2d 636
In Re Marriage of Tammen · 63 Cal. App. 3d 927
State v. Rivens · 261 S.E.2d 867
State v. Foster · 239 S.E.2d 449
Patton v. Patton · 337 S.E.2d 607
Marriage of Wolfe v. Wolfe · 659 P.2d 259
Matter of Caldwell · 330 S.E.2d 513
Hinton v. Hinton · 321 S.E.2d 161

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