State Supreme Court / N.C.

Mitchell v. . Melts

Decided January 23, 1942. John Wallace Winborne wrote the opinion for the court.

18 S.E.2d 406 · Cited 58 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.

Mills v. Moore · 219 N.C. 25
Mills v. . Moore · 12 S.E.2d 661
State v. . Johnson · 154 S.E. 730
Harrison v. North Carolina Railroad · 140 S.E. 598
Murray v. . R. R. · 11 S.E.2d 326
Whitt v. . Rand · 123 S.E. 84
White v. . Chappell · 14 S.E.2d 843
Johnson Sons, Inc. v. . R. R. · 199 S.E. 704
Cummings v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 6 S.E.2d 837
Clodfelter v. . Wells · 195 S.E. 11
Mercer v. . Powell · 12 S.E.2d 227

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