State Court of Appeals / N.C. Ct. App.

Murray v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance

Decided July 2, 1996. Donald P. Smith Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

472 S.E.2d 358 · Cited 92 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.

Robinson v. North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Co. · 356 S.E.2d 392
Miller v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 435 S.E.2d 537
Baxley v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 538 PA 91
Wilson v. Wilson · 468 S.E.2d 495
Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Chantos · 238 S.E.2d 597
Barbee v. Atlantic Marine Sales & Service, Inc. · 446 S.E.2d 117
Pearce v. American Defender Life Ins. Co. · 343 S.E.2d 174
Ellis v. Northern Star Co. · 388 S.E.2d 127
United Laboratories, Inc. v. Kuykendall · 403 S.E.2d 104
Aills v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 363 S.E.2d 880
Schoolfield v. Collins · 189 S.E.2d 208
Moore v. City of Creedmoor · 460 S.E.2d 899
Bentley v. North Carolina Insurance Guaranty Ass'n · 418 S.E.2d 705
Kessing v. National Mortgage Corporation · 180 S.E.2d 823
Bicycle Transit Authority, Inc. v. Bell · 333 S.E.2d 299
Spartan Leasing Inc. v. Pollard · 400 S.E.2d 476
United Laboratories, Inc. v. Kuykendall · 437 S.E.2d 374
Forbes v. Par Ten Group, Inc. · 394 S.E.2d 643
Talbert v. Mauney · 343 S.E.2d 5
Johnson v. Beverly-Hanks & Associates, Inc. · 400 S.E.2d 38
Johnson v. Wall · 248 S.E.2d 571
Von Hagel v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield · 370 S.E.2d 695
Marshburn v. AssociatEd Indemnity Corp. · 353 S.E.2d 123
Coastal Leasing Corp. v. O'NEAL · 405 S.E.2d 208
Baxley v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 410 S.E.2d 12

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Pinney v. State Farm Mutual Insurance · 552 S.E.2d 186
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Dalton v. Camp · 531 S.E.2d 258
Burrell v. Sparkkles Reconstruction Co. · 657 S.E.2d 712
Trantham v. Michael L. Martin, Inc. · 228 N.C. App. 118
Basnight v. Diamond Developers, Inc. · 146 F. Supp. 2d 754
Wysong and Miles Co. v. Employers of Wausau · 4 F. Supp. 2d 421
Thomas, the Lord of Shalford v. Shelley's Jewelry, Inc. · 127 F. Supp. 2d 779
North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. Allen · 553 S.E.2d 420
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