State Supreme Court / N.C.

Matthews v. Forrest

Decided March 19, 1952. Samuel James Ervin Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

69 S.E.2d 553 · Cited 61 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.

Lamm v. Shingleton · 55 S.E.2d 810
Lee v. . Stewart · 10 S.E.2d 804
Womack v. McDonald · 121 So. 57
State v. Baker · 56 S.E.2d 424
Sparks v. Tennessee Mineral Products Corp. · 193 S.E. 31
Dougherty v. . Stepp · 18 N.C. 371
Kelly v. Tiner · 74 S.E. 30
Cohoon v. . Simmons · 29 N.C. 189
Gordner v. Blades Lumber Co. · 56 S.E. 695
Cotton Co. v. . Henrietta Mills · 10 S.E.2d 806

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