State Supreme Court / N.C.

Renwick v. News & Observer Publishing Co.

Decided March 6, 1984. Burley B. Mitchell wrote the opinion for the court.

312 S.E.2d 405 · Cited 144 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.

Flake Ex Rel. Flake v. Greensboro News Co. · 195 S.E. 55
Arnold v. Sharpe · 251 S.E.2d 452
Presnell v. Pell · 260 S.E.2d 611
Oates v. Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. · 169 S.E. 869
Brown v. Boney · 255 S.E.2d 784
Goodrich v. Waterbury Republican-American, Inc. · 188 Conn. 107
Snyder v. Freeman · 266 S.E.2d 593
Froelich v. Adair · 516 P.2d 993
Cibenko v. Worth Publishers, Inc. · 510 F. Supp. 761
Barr v. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. · 185 S.E.2d 714
Wright v. Commercial Credit Co. · 192 S.E. 844
McCormack v. Oklahoma Publishing Co. · 613 P.2d 737
Winegard v. Larsen · 260 N.W.2d 816

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