State Supreme Court / N.C.

Terry v. Terry

Decided January 27, 1981. Joseph Branch wrote the opinion for the court.

273 S.E.2d 674 · Cited 250 times

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Mangum v. Surles · 187 S.E.2d 697
Rhodes v. Jones · 61 S.E.2d 725
Newton v. Standard Fire Insurance · 229 S.E.2d 297
Patuxent Development Co. v. Bearden · 41 S.E.2d 85
Sutton v. Duke · 176 S.E.2d 161
Ragsdale v. Kennedy · 209 S.E.2d 494
Hardy v. Toler · 218 S.E.2d 342
Standard Oil Co. v. Hunt · 121 S.E. 184
Cotton v. Fisheries Products Co. · 106 S.E. 487
Lincoln National Bank v. Lampe · 414 F. Supp. 1270
Furst v. . Merritt · 130 S.E. 40
In Re National Student Marketing Litigation · 413 F. Supp. 1156

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