State Supreme Court / N.C.

Stanback v. Stanback

Decided May 17, 1979. Walter E. Brock Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

254 S.E.2d 611 · Cited 430 times

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Lamm v. Shingleton · 55 S.E.2d 810
Newton v. Standard Fire Insurance · 229 S.E.2d 297
Kirby v. Jules Chain Stores Corp. · 188 S.E. 625
Sutton v. Duke · 176 S.E.2d 161
Stewart v. Rudner · 84 N.W.2d 816
Barnette v. Woody · 88 S.E.2d 223
Crews v. Provident Finance Company · 157 S.E.2d 381
F. Becker Asphaltum Roofing Co. v. Murphy · 141 So. 630
Brown v. Guaranty Estates Corp. · 80 S.E.2d 645
Slaughter v. Slaughter · 142 S.E.2d 683
Cook v. Lanier · 147 S.E.2d 910
Carver v. Lykes · 137 S.E.2d 139
Fowle v. Fowle · 140 S.E.2d 398
Miholevich v. Mid-West Mutual Auto Insurance · 246 N.W. 202
Crisci v. Security Insurance · 66 Cal. 2d 425
Kessing v. National Mortgage Corporation · 180 S.E.2d 823
Oestreicher v. American National Stores, Inc. · 225 S.E.2d 797
Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Henderson · 313 P.2d 404
Windeler v. Scheers Jewelers · 8 Cal. App. 3d 844
Troitino v. Goodman · 225 N.C. 406
Allen v. . Baker · 86 N.C. 91
King v. Insurance Company of North America · 159 S.E.2d 891
Abernethy v. . Burns · 188 S.E. 97
Price v. . Goodman · 37 S.E.2d 592
Brunson v. Ranks Army Store · 73 N.W.2d 803

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