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

Patrick v. Wake County Department of Human Services

Decided February 5, 2008. John Marsh Tyson wrote the opinion for the court.

655 S.E.2d 920 · Cited 50 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.

Hare v. Butler · 394 S.E.2d 231
Dawes v. Nash County · 584 S.E.2d 760
Doe v. Jenkins · 547 S.E.2d 124
White v. White · 324 S.E.2d 829
Guthrie v. North Carolina State Ports Authority · 299 S.E.2d 618
Wagoner v. Elkin City Schools' Board of Education · 440 S.E.2d 119
Conover v. Newton · 256 S.E.2d 216
Wilkins v. Safran · 649 S.E.2d 658
North Carolina Council of Churches v. State · 461 S.E.2d 354
Daniel v. City of Morganton · 479 S.E.2d 263
Norton v. SMC Building, Inc. · 577 S.E.2d 310
State v. TDR · 495 S.E.2d 700
State v. T.D.R. · 347 N.C. 489
State Automobile Mutual Insurance v. Hoyle · 415 S.E.2d 764

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Bullard v. Wake County · 221 N.C. App. 522
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Owen v. Haywood County · 697 S.E.2d 357
Estate of Earley Ex Rel. Earley v. Haywood County Department of Social Services · 694 S.E.2d 405
Lunsford v. Renn · 700 S.E.2d 94
Maldjian v. Bloomquist · 782 S.E.2d 80
Russ v. Causey · 732 F. Supp. 2d 589
Arrington v. Martinez · 716 S.E.2d 410
Hamby v. PROFILE PRODUCTS, LLC · 676 S.E.2d 594
Howse v. Bank of Am., N.A. · 804 S.E.2d 552
Patrick v. North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services · 192 N.C. App. 713
Al-Nasra v. Cleveland County · 691 S.E.2d 132
Patrick v. NORTH CAROLINA DHHS · 666 S.E.2d 171

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