State Supreme Court / N.C.

Lenox, Inc. v. Tolson

Decided July 20, 2001. George L. Wainwright Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

548 S.E.2d 513 · Cited 150 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.

Polaroid Corp. v. Offerman · 507 S.E.2d 284
Texaco-Cities Service Pipeline Co. v. McGaw · 695 N.E.2d 481
Laurel Pipe Line Co. v. Commonwealth · 642 A.2d 472
McVean & Barlow, Inc. v. New Mexico Bureau of Revenue · 543 P.2d 489
Welded Tube Co. of America v. Commonwealth · 515 A.2d 988
Coastal Ready-Mix Concrete Co. v. Board of Commissioners · 265 S.E.2d 379
Union Carbide Corp. v. Offerman · 526 S.E.2d 167
In Re the Denial by the Secretary of Revenue of Claim for Refund of North Carolina Inheritance Taxes by the Estate of Kapoor · 277 S.E.2d 403
Kemppel v. Zaino · 91 Ohio St. 3d 420
Regional Acceptance Corp. v. Powers · 394 S.E.2d 147

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