State Supreme Court / N.C.

Sharpe v. Worland

Decided December 3, 1999. Mark D. Martin wrote the opinion for the court.

522 S.E.2d 577 · Cited 216 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.

Willis v. Duke Power Co. · 229 S.E.2d 191
Lockwood v. McCaskill · 136 S.E.2d 67
Oestreicher v. American National Stores, Inc. · 225 S.E.2d 797
Waters v. Qualified Personnel, Inc. · 240 S.E.2d 338
Veazey v. City of Durham · 57 S.E.2d 377
Goldston v. American Motors Corp. · 392 S.E.2d 735
Carriker v. Carriker · 511 S.E.2d 2
DKH CORP. v. Rankin-Patterson Oil Co. · 500 S.E.2d 666
Benfield v. Benfield · 366 S.E.2d 500
Walker v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. · 353 S.E.2d 425
Cook v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co. · 406 S.E.2d 848
MacK v. Moore · 372 S.E.2d 314
Sharpe v. Worland · 511 S.E.2d 35
Lamb v. Wedgewood South Corp. · 302 S.E.2d 868
Bailey v. Gooding · 270 S.E.2d 431
Tridyn Industries, Inc. v. American Mutual Insurance · 251 S.E.2d 443
Travco Hotels, Inc. v. PIEDMONT NAT. GAS CO., INC. · 420 S.E.2d 426
Dunlap v. Dunlap · 344 S.E.2d 806
Sherrill v. Amerada Hess Corp. · 504 S.E.2d 802
Wilson v. Wilson · 477 S.E.2d 254
Shaw v. Williamson · 331 S.E.2d 203
Kaplan v. Prolife Action League of Greensboro · 474 S.E.2d 408

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North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Woods · 688 S.E.2d 84
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Midkiff v. Compton · 693 S.E.2d 172
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Harbour Point Homeowners'assoc., Inc. Ex Rel. Bd. of Dir. v. Djf Enterprises · 697 S.E.2d 439
Sharpe v. Worland · 527 S.E.2d 75
The Royal Oak Concerned Citizens Ass'n v. Brunswick Cnty. · 233 N.C. App. 145
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