State Supreme Court / N.C.

Lee v. . Board of Adjustment

Decided February 27, 1946. Maurice Victor Barnhill wrote the opinion for the court.

37 S.E.2d 128 · Cited 92 times

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Precedents cited

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.

In Re Pine Hill Cemeteries, Inc. · 15 S.E.2d 1
In Re Appeal of Parker · 197 S.E. 706
Thayer v. Board of Appeals · 157 A. 273
Pue v. . Hood, Comr. of Banks · 22 S.E.2d 896
Rader v. Queen City Coach Co. · 35 S.E.2d 609
Mullen v. Town of Louisburg · 33 S.E.2d 484
Fox v. Cramerton Mills, Inc. · 35 S.E.2d 869
Heffernan v. Zoning Board of Review · 144 A. 674
Michigan-Lake Building Corp. v. Hamilton · 172 N.E. 710
Livingston v. Peterson · 228 N.W. 816

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Donnelly v. Board of Adjustment of Village of Pinehurst · 394 S.E.2d 246
Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Board of Aldermen · 17 N.C. App. 624
In Re Markham · 131 S.E.2d 329
Godfrey v. Zoning Bd. of Adjustment of Union County · 344 S.E.2d 272
In Re Appeal of O'Neal · 92 S.E.2d 189
Stephenson v. Town of Garner · 524 S.E.2d 608
City and County of Denver v. Redding-Miller, Inc. · 347 P.2d 954
Jackson v. Guilford County Board of Adjustment · 163 S.E.2d 265
Coastal Ready-Mix Concrete Co. v. Board of Commissioners · 265 S.E.2d 379
Nelson v. Donaldson · 50 So. 2d 244
Minney v. City of Azusa · 164 Cal. App. 2d 12
MacPherson v. City of Asheville · 196 S.E.2d 200
Application of Rea Construction Company · 158 S.E.2d 887
Board of Adjustment of Oklahoma City v. Shanbour · 435 P.2d 569
Cross v. Bilett · 221 P.2d 923
Kinney v. Sutton · 53 S.E.2d 306
Wood v. Twin Lakes Mobile Homes Village, Inc. · 123 So. 2d 738
Vance S. Harrington & Co. v. Renner · 72 S.E.2d 838
Pigford v. BOARD OF ADJ. OF CITY OF KINSTON · 270 S.E.2d 535
Bryan v. Wilson · 130 S.E.2d 68
Bohn v. Board of Adjustment · 271 P.2d 1051
Austin v. Brunnemer · 147 S.E.2d 182

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