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

Neuse River Foundation, Inc. v. Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Decided December 31, 2002. Albert S. Thomas wrote the opinion for the court.

574 S.E.2d 48 · Cited 158 times

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Hampton v. North Carolina Pulp Co. · 27 S.E.2d 538
Biddix v. Henredon Furniture Industries, Inc. · 331 S.E.2d 717
Fuller v. Easley · 553 S.E.2d 43
Dunn v. Pate · 431 S.E.2d 178
Aubin v. Susi · 560 S.E.2d 875
Stanley v. Department of Conservation & Development · 199 S.E.2d 641
Empire Power Co. v. N. C. Department of Environment · 447 S.E.2d 768
Orange County v. Department of Transportation · 265 S.E.2d 890
Rhyne v. K-Mart Corp. · 562 S.E.2d 82
Greene v. Town of Valdese · 291 S.E.2d 630
Matter of Ezzell · 438 S.E.2d 482
Jones v. Turlington · 92 S.E.2d 75
Lee Ray Bergman Real Estate Rentals v. North Carolina Fair Housing Center · 568 S.E.2d 883
Wiseman v. TOMRICH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY · 109 S.E.2d 248
State v. Forehand · 312 S.E.2d 247
North Carolina Forestry Ass'n v. North Carolina Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources, Div. of Water Quality · 571 S.E.2d 602
Allman v. Register · 64 S.E.2d 861
Twitty v. North Carolina · 527 F. Supp. 778

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