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

Leary v. N.C. Forest Products, Inc.

Decided May 6, 2003. Martha A. Geer wrote the opinion for the court.

580 S.E.2d 1 · Cited 165 times

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Edwards v. Brown's Cabinets & Millwork, Inc. · 305 S.E.2d 765
United Leasing Corp. v. Miller · 263 S.E.2d 313
Board of Com'rs of Roxboro v. Bumpass · 63 S.E.2d 144
Inland Greens HOA, Inc. v. Dallas Harris Real Estate-Construction Inc. · 127 N.C. App. 610
Henderson County v. Osteen · 235 S.E.2d 166
Stroupe v. Stroupe · 273 S.E.2d 434
Walston v. W. H. Applewhite & Co. · 75 S.E.2d 138
Bank of Pinehurst v. Gardner · 11 S.E.2d 872
Harris v. NCNB National Bank of North Carolina · 355 S.E.2d 838
Block v. County of Person · 540 S.E.2d 415
Daniels v. Montgomery Mutual Insurance · 360 S.E.2d 772
Harrold v. Dowd · 561 S.E.2d 914
Grant Construction Co. v. McRae · 553 S.E.2d 89
Abernethy Land & Finance Co. v. First Security Trust Co. · 196 S.E. 340
Title Ins. Co. of Minn. v. SMITH, DEBNAM · 459 S.E.2d 801
Hamilton v. Freeman · 554 S.E.2d 856
Barton v. Sutton · 568 S.E.2d 264
Brown v. Miller · 306 S.E.2d 502
RCDI Construction, Inc. v. Spaceplan/Architecture, Planning & Interiors, P.A. · 148 F. Supp. 2d 607
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance v. Walker & Romm · 883 F. Supp. 25

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