State Supreme Court / N.C.

Norwood v. Sherwin-Williams Co.

Decided July 8, 1981. J Phil Carlton wrote the opinion for the court.

279 S.E.2d 559 · Cited 73 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.

Johnson v. Brand Stores, Inc. · 241 Minn. 388
Summey v. Cauthen · 197 S.E.2d 549
Coppley v. Carter · 179 S.E.2d 118
Dickinson v. Pake · 201 S.E.2d 897
Rappaport v. Days Inn of America, Inc. · 250 S.E.2d 245
Chaffin v. Brame · 64 S.E.2d 276
Clark v. Bodycombe · 221 S.E.2d 506
Morgan v. Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company · 145 S.E.2d 877
Hubach v. Cole · 12 N.E.2d 283
Buck's Case · 175 N.E.2d 369
Brokers, Inc. v. High Point City Board of Education · 234 S.E.2d 56
Harrison v. Williams · 132 S.E.2d 869
Long v. Methodist Home for the Aged, Inc. · 187 S.E.2d 718
Murray v. . R. R. · 11 S.E.2d 326
Hunt v. Montgomery Ward and Co., Inc. · 272 S.E.2d 357
Murray v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 218 N.C. 392
State v. Voncannon · 49 N.C. App. 637

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