State Supreme Court / N.C.

Singleton v. Stewart

Decided February 9, 1972. Joseph Branch wrote the opinion for the court.

186 S.E.2d 400 · Cited 173 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.

Philbrook v. Chapel Hill Housing Authority · 153 S.E.2d 153
Kessing v. National Mortgage Corporation · 180 S.E.2d 823
In Re Housing Authority of City of Charlotte. · 65 S.E.2d 761
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CITY OF WILSON v. Wooten · 126 S.E.2d 101
Long v. Honeycutt · 149 S.E.2d 579
Gilbert v. Moore · 151 S.E.2d 577
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Payne · 35 F. Supp. 873
United States v. 31 Photographs 4¾\ · 156 F. Supp. 350
United States v. William S. Gray & Co. · 59 F. Supp. 665
Gold Fuel Service, Inc. v. Esso Standard Oil Company · 195 F. Supp. 85

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