Meyer v. Walls

Decided September 5, 1997. Robert F. Orr wrote the opinion for the court.

489 S.E.2d 880 · Cited 287 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.

• Wirth v. Bracey · 128 S.E.2d 810
• Vaughn v. North Carolina Department of Human Resources · 252 S.E.2d 792
• Gammons v. North Carolina Department of Human Resources · 472 S.E.2d 722
• Smith v. Hefner · 68 S.E.2d 783
• Coleman v. Cooper · 403 S.E.2d 577
• Smith v. State · 222 S.E.2d 412
• Guthrie v. North Carolina State Ports Authority · 299 S.E.2d 618
• Givens v. Sellars · 159 S.E.2d 530
• Turner Ex Rel. Turner v. Gastonia City Board of Education · 109 S.E.2d 211
• EEE-ZZZ Lay Drain Co. v. North Carolina Department of Human Resources · 422 S.E.2d 338
• Miller v. . Jones · 32 S.E.2d 594
• Hansley v. Tilton · 65 S.E.2d 300
• State v. Hord · 141 S.E.2d 241
• Kentucky v. Graham · 473 U.S. 159
• Harris v. NCNB National Bank of North Carolina · 355 S.E.2d 838
• Teachy v. Coble Dairies, Inc. · 293 S.E.2d 182
• Moore v. City of Creedmoor · 481 S.E.2d 14
• Dixon v. Stuart · 354 S.E.2d 757
• Jensen Ex Rel. Estate of Clark v. Anderson County Department of Social Services · 403 S.E.2d 615
• Hare v. Butler · 394 S.E.2d 231
• Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Powell · 8 S.E.2d 619
• Harwood v. Johnson · 388 S.E.2d 439
• Templeton v. . Beard · 74 S.E. 735
• Bowen v. Iowa National Mutual Insurance Company · 155 S.E.2d 238
• Palomino Mills, Inc. v. Davidson Mills Corp. · 52 S.E.2d 915

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• Wells v. North Carolina Department of Correction · 567 S.E.2d 803
• Wood v. North Carolina State University · 556 S.E.2d 38
• Reid v. Town of Madison · 527 S.E.2d 87
• Lambert v. Cartwright · 584 S.E.2d 341
• Block v. County of Person · 540 S.E.2d 415
• Willis v. Town of Beaufort · 544 S.E.2d 600
• Isenhour v. Hutto · 501 S.E.2d 78
• Hunter v. Transylvania County Department of Social Services · 701 S.E.2d 344
• Boyd v. Robeson County · 621 S.E.2d 1
• Schmidt v. Breeden · 517 S.E.2d 171
• Gregory v. Penland · 634 S.E.2d 625
• Oakwood Acceptance Corp., LLC v. Massengill · 590 S.E.2d 412
• Urquhart v. UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS · 566 S.E.2d 143
• Boyd v. Robeson County · 615 S.E.2d 296
• White v. Trew, 366 NC 360 · 366 N.C. 360
• Russ v. Causey · 732 F. Supp. 2d 589
• Sandhill Amusements, Inc. v. Sheriff of Onslow County · 236 N.C. App. 340
• Wood v. Guilford County · 546 S.E.2d 641
• Patrick v. NORTH CAROLINA DHHS · 666 S.E.2d 171
• Patrick v. North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services · 192 N.C. App. 713
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