State Supreme Court / N.C.

Penley v. Penley

Decided July 3, 1985. Henry E. Frye wrote the opinion for the court.

332 S.E.2d 51 · Cited 97 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.

Leatherman v. Leatherman · 256 S.E.2d 793
Bryant v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance · 329 S.E.2d 333
City of Reidsville v. Burton · 152 S.E.2d 147
Thurston Motor Lines, Inc. v. General Motors Corp. · 128 S.E.2d 413
Manganello v. Permastone, Inc. · 231 S.E.2d 678
Carolina Helicopter Corp. v. Cutter Realty Co. · 139 S.E.2d 362
Whitaker v. Earnhardt · 221 S.E.2d 316
State v. Odom · 300 S.E.2d 375
Dickinson v. Pake · 201 S.E.2d 897
North Carolina State Ports Authority v. Lloyd A. Fry Roofing Co. · 240 S.E.2d 345
Investment Properties of Asheville, Inc. v. Norburn · 188 S.E.2d 342
Eggleston v. . Eggleston · 47 S.E.2d 243
Investment Properties of Asheville, Inc. v. Allen · 188 S.E.2d 441
Investment Properties of Asheville, Inc. v. Allen · 196 S.E.2d 262
Farmer v. Chaney · 233 S.E.2d 582
Stonestreet v. Southern Oil Co. · 37 S.E.2d 676
State Automobile Mutual Insurance v. Smith Dry Cleaners, Inc. · 206 S.E.2d 210
North Carolina State Ports Authority v. Lloyd A. Fry Roofing Co. · 232 S.E.2d 846
Blount v. Taft · 246 S.E.2d 763
Jones v. . Winstead · 120 S.E. 89
Wall v. Stout · 311 S.E.2d 571
Exum v. . Lynch · 125 S.E. 15
Grubb v. Ford Motor Co. · 182 S.E. 730

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