State Supreme Court / N.C.

Ridge Community Investors, Inc. v. Berry

Decided December 15, 1977. Joseph Branch wrote the opinion for the court.

239 S.E.2d 566 · Cited 124 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.

Moore v. . Moore · 31 S.E.2d 690
State Highway Commission v. Hemphill · 153 S.E.2d 22
Deans v. Deans · 84 S.E.2d 321
Penland v. Red Hill Methodist Church · 37 S.E.2d 177
State v. Benton · 174 S.E.2d 793
Childers v. Parker's, Inc. · 162 S.E.2d 481
Pruitt v. Williams · 218 S.E.2d 348
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States v. Basnight · 67 S.E.2d 390
State v. Ross · 157 S.E.2d 712
Turner Ex Rel. Turner v. Gastonia City Board of Education · 109 S.E.2d 211
Carpenter v. Carpenter · 93 S.E.2d 617
Waff Bros. v. Bank of North Carolina, N.A. · 221 S.E.2d 273
Lockwood v. McCaskill · 136 S.E.2d 67
Priddy v. KERNERSVILLE LUMBER COMPANY · 129 S.E.2d 256
In Re Dillingham · 127 S.E.2d 584
Mebane Lumber Co. v. Avery & Bullock Builders, Inc. · 154 S.E.2d 665
Pruden v. Keemer · 136 S.E.2d 604
Simmons v. . Simmons · 45 S.E.2d 124
Lowery v. Haithcock · 79 S.E.2d 204
Childers v. Powell · 92 S.E.2d 65
Newlin v. Gill, State Treasurer · 237 S.E.2d 819
In Re Dunn · 79 S.E.2d 921
Thomas v. . Reavis · 145 S.E. 226
Holden v. . Totten · 31 S.E.2d 635
Hinton v. . Whitehurst · 198 S.E. 579

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