State Supreme Court / N.C.

Speas v. Merchants Bank & Trust Co.

Decided November 5, 1924. Walter P. Stacy wrote the opinion for the court.

125 S.E. 398 · Cited 113 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.

State v. . Benson · 111 S.E. 869
State v. Exum. · 50 S.E. 283
Skyland Hosiery Co. v. American Railway Express Co. · 114 S.E. 823
State v. . Singleton · 110 S.E. 846
State v. . Schoolfield · 114 S.E. 466
Ange v. Woodmen of the World · 91 S.E. 586
Farrall v. State · 32 Ala. 557
McDowell v. Norfolk Southern Railroad · 120 S.E. 205
State v. . Wilbourne · 87 N.C. 529
State v. . Morrison · 14 N.C. 299
Austin v. . R. R. · 121 S.E. 1
William M. Lloyd & Co. v. Poythress · 116 S.E. 584
Tobacco Growers Co-Operative Ass'n v. Moss · 121 S.E. 738

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Taylor v. . Taylor · 33 S.E.2d 492
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