State Supreme Court / N.C.

Shope v. Boyer

Decided November 2, 1966. Carlisle W. Higgins wrote the opinion for the court.

150 S.E.2d 771 · Cited 65 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.

Muse v. Morrison · 66 S.E.2d 783
Reid v. Holden · 88 S.E.2d 125
Holt v. Holt · 61 S.E.2d 448
Burns v. Gulf Oil Corporation · 98 S.E.2d 339
Jewell v. Price · 130 S.E.2d 668
McNeill v. . Hall · 16 S.E.2d 456
Bennett v. National Surety Corp. · 261 N.C. 345
Manufacturing Co. v. . Arnold · 45 S.E.2d 577

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