State Supreme Court / N.C.

Murray v. . R. R.

Decided November 7, 1940. John Wallace Winborne wrote the opinion for the court.

11 S.E.2d 326 · Cited 75 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Powers v. S. Sternberg & Co. · 195 S.E. 88
Thompson v. North Carolina Railroad · 143 S.E. 186
Smith v. . Sink · 192 S.E. 108
Hicks v. . Manufacturing Co. · 50 S.E. 703
Beach v. . Patton · 179 S.E. 446
Whitt v. . Rand · 123 S.E. 84
Herman v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 150 S.E. 361
Sebastian v. Horton Motor Lines · 197 S.E. 539
Baker v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 171 S.E. 342
Guthrie v. . Gocking · 199 S.E. 707
Murphy v. Suncrest Lumber Co. · 120 S.E. 342
Ainsley v. John L. Roper Lumber Co. · 81 S.E. 4
Templeton v. . Kelley · 2 S.E.2d 696
Newell v. . Darnell · 183 S.E. 374
Hurt Ex Rel. Hurt v. Western Carolina Power Co. · 140 S.E. 730
Michaux v. R. G. Lassiter & Co. · 123 S.E. 310
Lindsey v. Suncrest Lumber Co. · 130 S.E. 713
Butner v. Spease · 217 N.C. 82
Butner v. . Spease · 6 S.E.2d 808
Gold v. Kiker · 216 N.C. 511
Gold v. . Kiker · 5 S.E.2d 548

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Chaffin v. Brame · 64 S.E.2d 276
Thomas v. Motor Lines · 52 S.E.2d 377
Tarrant Ex Rel. Tarrant v. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. · 20 S.E.2d 565
Keener v. Beal · 98 S.E.2d 19
Cox v. Lee · 52 S.E.2d 355
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Johnson v. Heath · 81 S.E.2d 657
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Hawes v. Atlantic Refining Co. · 74 S.E.2d 17
Smith v. Rawlins · 116 S.E.2d 184
Weavil v. Myers · 90 S.E.2d 733
Luttrell v. . Mineral Co. · 18 S.E.2d 412
Jeffries v. . Powell · 20 S.E.2d 561
Shives v. Sample · 79 S.E.2d 193

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