State Supreme Court / N.C.

Thomason v. Red Bird Cab Co.

Decided May 21, 1952. Samuel James Ervin Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

70 S.E.2d 706 · Cited 61 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.

Gowens v. . Alamance County · 197 S.E. 538
Henry v. A. C. Lawrence Leather Co. · 57 S.E.2d 760
Young v. . Whitehall Co. · 49 S.E.2d 797
Withers v. Black · 53 S.E.2d 668
Fox v. Cramerton Mills, Inc. · 35 S.E.2d 869
Singleton v. Durham Laundry Co. · 195 S.E. 34
Farmer v. Bemis Lumber Co. · 7 S.E.2d 376
Hedgepeth v. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. · 182 S.E. 704
Blevins v. . Teer · 16 S.E.2d 659
Cooke v. . Gillis · 12 S.E.2d 250
Smith v. . Paper Co. · 36 S.E.2d 730
Smith v. Southern Waste Paper Co. · 226 N.C. 47
Cook v. . Lumber Co. · 7 S.E.2d 378
Cook v. Bemis Lumber Co. · 217 N.C. 161

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