Matthews v. Porter

Decided March 5, 1962. Joseph Rodney Moss wrote the opinion for the court.

124 S.E.2d 321 · Cited 57 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.

• Henderson Ex Rel. Utley v. Powell · 19 S.E.2d 876
• Riggs v. Akers Motor Lines, Inc. · 63 S.E.2d 197
• Benton Ex Rel. Benton v. Pellum · 100 S.E.2d 534
• Padgett v. Colonial Wholesale Distributing Co. · 103 S.E.2d 265
• Haselden v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. · 53 S.E.2d 60
• Tobias v. Carolina Power & Light Co. · 2 S.E.2d 686
• Wingate v. Postal Telegraph & Cable Co. · 30 S.E.2d 307
• Montgomery v. National Convoy & Trucking Co. · 195 S.E. 247
• Green v. Bolen · 115 S.E.2d 667
• Brown v. NATIONAL OIL CO. · 105 S.E.2d 81
• Davis v. Sparks · 111 S.E.2d 545
• Fox v. . Army Store · 5 S.E.2d 436
• Campbell v. Hall · 43 S.E.2d 129
• Hicklin v. Jeff Hunt MacHinery Co. · 85 S.E.2d 739
• Johnson v. WINDHAM · 80 S.E.2d 234
• Fox v. Asheville Army Store, Inc. · 216 N.C. 468

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