State Supreme Court / N.C.

Saums v. Raleigh Community Hospital

Decided July 24, 1997. Robert F. Orr wrote the opinion for the court.

487 S.E.2d 746 · Cited 125 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.

Peoples v. Cone Mills Corp. · 342 S.E.2d 798
Hendrix v. Linn-Corriher Corp. · 345 S.E.2d 374
Kisiah v. W.R. Kisiah Plumbing, Inc. · 476 S.E.2d 434
Dalton v. Anvil Knitwear · 458 S.E.2d 251
In Re Stone v. G G Builders · 484 S.E.2d 365
Saums v. Raleigh Community Hospital · 476 S.E.2d 372
Hilliard v. Apex Cabinet Co. · 290 S.E.2d 682
Watkins v. Central Motor Lines, Inc. · 181 S.E.2d 588
Kennedy v. Duke University Medical Center · 398 S.E.2d 677
Radica v. Carolina Mills · 439 S.E.2d 185

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