State Supreme Court / N.C.

Sharpe v. Park Newspapers of Lumberton, Inc.

Decided August 12, 1986. Rhoda Billings wrote the opinion for the court.

347 S.E.2d 25 · Cited 79 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.

Golden v. Zwickler · 394 U.S. 103
In Re Inquiry Concerning a Judge No. 53 Peoples · 250 S.E.2d 890
North Carolina Consumers Power, Inc. v. Duke Power Co. · 206 S.E.2d 178
Gaston Board of Realtors, Inc. v. Harrison · 316 S.E.2d 59
Whitaker v. Earnhardt · 221 S.E.2d 316
Adams v. North Carolina Department of Natural & Economic Resources · 249 S.E.2d 402
Lide v. Mears · 56 S.E.2d 404
Town of Tryon v. Duke Power Co. · 22 S.E.2d 450
State Ex Rel. Edmisten v. Tucker · 323 S.E.2d 294
Askew v. LEONARD TIRE COMPANY · 141 S.E.2d 280
City of Raleigh v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. · 168 S.E.2d 389
McCune v. Rhodes-Rhyne Manufacturing Co. · 8 S.E.2d 219

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