State Supreme Court / N.C.

State v. Philip Morris USA Inc.

Decided August 19, 2005. Paul Martin Newby wrote the opinion for the court.

618 S.E.2d 219 · Cited 50 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.

Jones v. . Casstevens · 23 S.E.2d 303
Gozlon-Peretz v. United States · 498 U.S. 395
Lane v. Scarborough · 200 S.E.2d 622
Walton v. City of Raleigh · 467 S.E.2d 410
Register v. White · 599 S.E.2d 549
Chavis v. Southern Life Insurance · 347 S.E.2d 425

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Tillman v. Commercial Credit Loans, Inc. · 655 S.E.2d 362
Fairview Developers, Inc. v. Miller · 652 S.E.2d 365
Southeastern Jurisdictional Administrative Council, Inc. v. Emerson · 683 S.E.2d 366
Hickory Orthopaedic Center, P.A. v. Nicks · 633 S.E.2d 831

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