State Supreme Court / N.C.

Pruitt v. . Wood

Decided December 3, 1930. Walter P. Stacy wrote the opinion for the court.

156 S.E. 126 · Cited 120 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.

Womble v. Moncure Mill & Gin Co. · 140 S.E. 230
Peoples Bank & Trust Co. v. Parks · 131 S.E. 637
Dunbar v. Tobacco Growers Cooperative Ass'n · 130 S.E. 505
Finch v. Commissioners of Nash County · 129 S.E. 195
Battle v. . Mercer · 123 S.E. 258
Pentuff v. . Park · 143 S.E. 139
Waller v. . Dudley · 137 S.E. 149
State Ex Rel. Mills v. National Surety Co. · 133 S.E. 172
Bisanar v. . Suttlemyre · 138 S.E. 1
Cecil v. . Lumber Company · 147 S.E. 735
State v. . Farmer · 124 S.E. 562
State v. . Taylor · 140 S.E. 728
Burton v. Durham Realty & Insurance · 125 S.E. 3
Roberts v. Greensboro-Fayetteville Bus Co. · 153 S.E. 398
State v. . Angel · 140 S.E. 727
Greene v. . Stadiem · 149 S.E. 685
Dunn v. . Taylor · 121 S.E. 659
J. O. Plott Co. v. H. K. Ferguson Construction Co. · 153 S.E. 396
Casey v. East Carolina Railway · 152 S.E. 38
Ross v. . Robinson · 118 S.E. 4
Schwarberg v. . Howard · 147 S.E. 741
Covington v. Hanes Hosiery Mills Co. · 142 S.E. 705

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