Morrison v. Burlington Industries

Decided October 6, 1981. J. Frank Huskins wrote the opinion for the court.

282 S.E.2d 458 · Cited 184 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.

• Anderson v. Northwestern Motor Co. · 64 S.E.2d 265
• Little v. Anson County Schools Food Service · 246 S.E.2d 743
• Vause v. Vause Farm Equipment Co. · 63 S.E.2d 173
• Booker v. Duke Medical Center · 256 S.E.2d 189
• McAllister v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board · 69 Cal. 2d 408
• Pullman Kellogg v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board · 605 P.2d 422
• Reynolds v. Ruidoso Racing Association, Inc. · 365 P.2d 671
• Duncan v. City of Charlotte · 66 S.E.2d 22
• Mabe v. North Carolina Granite Corporation · 189 S.E.2d 804
• Pruitt v. KNIGHT PUBLISHING COMPANY · 218 S.E.2d 876
• Hall v. Thomason Chevrolet, Inc. · 139 S.E.2d 857
• Wood v. J. P. Stevens & Co. · 256 S.E.2d 692
• Pruitt v. Knight Publishing Co. · 221 S.E.2d 355
• Morrison v. Burlington Industries · 271 S.E.2d 364
• Robbins v. Nicholson · 188 S.E.2d 350
• Bartlett v. Duke University · 200 S.E.2d 193
• Anderson v. LINCOLN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY · 144 S.E.2d 272
• Henry v. A. C. Lawrence Leather Co. · 57 S.E.2d 760
• Watkins v. Central Motor Lines, Inc. · 181 S.E.2d 588
• Sheppard v. Michigan National Bank · 83 N.W.2d 614
• Guest v. Brenner Iron & Metal Company · 85 S.E.2d 596
• Taylor v. Twin City Club · 132 S.E.2d 865
• Inscoe v. DeRose Industries, Inc. · 232 S.E.2d 449
• Tindall v. American Furniture Co. · 4 S.E.2d 894
• National Zinc Company v. Hainline · 360 P.2d 236

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• Parrish v. Burlington Industries, Inc. · 321 S.E.2d 492
• Moore v. Piedmont Processing Co. · 56 N.C. App. 594
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• Weaver v. Swedish Imports Maintenance, Inc. · 354 S.E.2d 477
• Pitman v. Feldspar Corp. · 360 S.E.2d 696
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• Ard v. Owens-Illinois · 642 S.E.2d 257
• Toler v. Black and Decker · 518 S.E.2d 547
• Weaver v. Swedish Imports Maintenance, Inc. · 343 S.E.2d 205
• Lumpkins v. Mills · 56 N.C. App. 653
• Goforth v. K-Mart Corp. · 605 S.E.2d 709
• Fry's Food Stores v. Industrial Commission · 866 P.2d 1350
• Spicer v. NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER · 605 S.E.2d 740
• Walston v. Burlington Industries · 285 S.E.2d 822
• Gray v. Carolina Freight Carriers, Inc. · 414 S.E.2d 102
• Walston v. Burlington Industries · 304 N.C. 670
• Harrell v. Harriet & Henderson Yarns · 336 S.E.2d 47
• Ballenger v. Burris Industries, Inc. · 311 S.E.2d 881
• Wilder v. Barbour Boat Works · 352 S.E.2d 690
• Robinson v. JP Stevens and Co., Inc. · 292 S.E.2d 144
• Chavis v. TLC Home Health Care · 616 S.E.2d 403
• Fann v. Burlington Industries · 59 N.C. App. 512

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