State Supreme Court / N.C.

Perkins v. Langdon

Decided February 25, 1953. Jefferson D. Johnson Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

74 S.E.2d 634 · Cited 51 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.

Troitino v. Goodman · 225 N.C. 406
Howard v. Stillwell & Bierce Manufacturing Co. · 139 U.S. 199
S. & E. Motor Hire Corp. v. New York Indemnity Co. · 174 N.E. 65
Kian v. Kefalogiannis · 158 Va. 129
Wilkinson v. . Dunbar · 62 S.E. 748
Wilson v. Suncrest Lumber Co. · 118 S.E. 797
Bruce v. O'Neal Flying Service, Inc. · 66 S.E.2d 312
Call v. Stroud · 61 S.E.2d 342
Bowen v. Fidelity Bank · 183 S.E. 266
Maddox v. Brown · 64 S.E.2d 864
State v. Rainey · 74 S.E.2d 39
Edwards v. . Thompson · 71 N.C. 177
Zeller v. Milligan · 236 P. 349
Steffan v. . Meiselman · 25 S.E.2d 626
Rider v. Lenoir County · 73 S.E.2d 913
State v. . Lea · 164 S.E. 737
Sineath v. . Katzis · 12 S.E.2d 671
Harper Furniture Co. v. Southern Express Co. · 61 S.E. 145
Howard v. Bingham · 57 S.E.2d 401
Perkins v. Langdon · 57 S.E.2d 407
State v. . Lea · 164 S.E. 737

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