State Supreme Court / N.C.

Wells v. Clayton

Decided August 22, 1952. Samuel James Ervin Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

72 S.E.2d 16 · Cited 61 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.

Lawrence v. Heavner · 61 S.E.2d 697
Nantahala Power & Light Co. v. Sloan · 41 S.E.2d 361
Barber v. . Edwards · 12 S.E.2d 234
MacClure v. Accident & Casualty Insurance Co. · 49 S.E.2d 742
Satterwhite v. . Gallagher · 92 S.E. 369
Williams v. Philadelphia Life Insurance · 193 S.E. 728
Potter v. National Supply Co. · 51 S.E.2d 908
King v. . Coley · 49 S.E.2d 648
Brown v. . Hall · 40 S.E.2d 412
Ramsey v. . Ramsey · 29 S.E.2d 340
State Ex Rel. Cohoon v. Swain · 5 S.E.2d 1
Staten v. Hammer · 121 Iowa 499
Hayes v. Sells Cotton · 160 S.E. 453
Lupton v. . Day · 190 S.E. 722
Brinson v. . Morris · 134 S.E. 453
Jones v. Waldroup · 217 N.C. 178
Jones v. . Waldroup · 7 S.E.2d 366
Bankers Health & Life Insurance v. Nichols · 44 Ga. App. 536
Millsaps v. . McCormick · 71 N.C. 531

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