State Supreme Court / N.C.

Stevenson v. City of Durham

Decided May 10, 1972. Joseph Branch wrote the opinion for the court.

188 S.E.2d 281 · Cited 133 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. Spencer · 173 S.E.2d 765
In Re Watson · 161 S.E.2d 1
Hollman v. City of Raleigh, Public Utilities Department · 159 S.E.2d 874
Galligan v. Town of Chapel Hill · 171 S.E.2d 427
Keller v. ELECTRIC WIRING COMPANY · 130 S.E.2d 342
Cates v. Hunt Construction Co. · 148 S.E.2d 604
Freeland v. Orange County · 160 S.E.2d 282
Smith v. Allied Exterminators, Inc. · 184 S.E.2d 296
State v. Harvey · 187 S.E.2d 706

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