State Supreme Court / N.C.

Pearce v. American Defender Life Ins. Co.

Decided May 6, 1986. Louis B. Meyer wrote the opinion for the court.

343 S.E.2d 174 · Cited 132 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.

Johnson v. Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance · 266 S.E.2d 610
Winston Realty Co., Inc. v. GHG, INC. · 331 S.E.2d 677
Pearce v. American Defender Life Insurance · 330 S.E.2d 9
Marshall v. Miller · 276 S.E.2d 397
West v. Slick · 326 S.E.2d 601
Hunter v. Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. · 86 S.E.2d 78
Ragsdale v. Kennedy · 209 S.E.2d 494
Manganello v. Permastone, Inc. · 231 S.E.2d 678
Lucas v. Li'l General Stores · 221 S.E.2d 257
Carolina Equipment and Parts Company v. Anders · 144 S.E.2d 252
Hanrahan v. Walgreen Company · 90 S.E.2d 392
Tarlton v. Keith · 108 S.E.2d 621
Phillips v. Integon Corp. · 319 S.E.2d 673
Kinlaw v. Willetts · 131 S.E.2d 351
Pearce v. American Defender Life Insurance · 303 S.E.2d 608

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Miller v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 435 S.E.2d 537
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Mullinax v. Radian Guaranty Inc. · 199 F. Supp. 2d 311
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Moretz v. Miller · 486 S.E.2d 85
US Fire Ins. Co. v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. · 735 F. Supp. 1320
Allen v. Great American Reserve Insurance Co. · 766 N.E.2d 1157
Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance v. Spencer · 442 S.E.2d 316
Bentley v. North Carolina Insurance Guaranty Ass'n · 418 S.E.2d 705

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