State Supreme Court / N.C.

Town of Tryon v. Duke Power Co.

Decided November 4, 1942. Aaron A. F. Seawell wrote the opinion for the court.

22 S.E.2d 450 · Cited 76 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.

Poore v. . Poore · 161 S.E. 532
Cryan's Estate · 152 A. 675
Burton v. Durham Realty & Insurance · 125 S.E. 3
Brown v. Mississippi · 297 U.S. 278
City & County of Denver v. Lynch · 18 P.2d 907
Tolle v. Struve · 12 P.2d 61

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