State Supreme Court / N.C.

Wells v. Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington

Decided June 15, 1938. Aaron A. F. Seawell wrote the opinion for the court.

197 S.E. 693 · Cited 79 times

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Smith v. School Trustees. · 53 S.E. 524
Southern Assembly v. . Palmer · 82 S.E. 18

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Maready v. City of Winston-Salem · 467 S.E.2d 615
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Cox v. City of Kinston · 217 N.C. 391
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Brumley v. . Baxter · 36 S.E.2d 281
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Sides v. Cabarrus Memorial Hospital, Inc. · 205 S.E.2d 784
Redevelopment Commission v. Security National Bank of Greensboro · 114 S.E.2d 688
Bader Realty & Invesment Co. v. St. Louis Housing Authority · 217 S.W.2d 489
Marvin v. Housing Authority of Jacksonville · 183 So. 145
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CITY OF WILMINGTON v. Johnson · 134 S.E.2d 121
State v. . Harris · 6 S.E.2d 854
The Housing Authority v. Dockweiler · 14 Cal. 2d 437
Chapman v. Huntington, West Virginia, Housing Authority · 3 S.E.2d 502
Campbell v. First Baptist Church of Durham · 259 S.E.2d 558
Stanley v. Department of Conservation & Development · 199 S.E.2d 641
Carolina-Virginia Coastal Highway v. Coastal Turnpike Authority · 74 S.E.2d 310
Krause v. Peoria Housing Authority · 19 N.E.2d 193
Pittman v. Housing Authority · 25 A.2d 466
Laret Investment Co. v. Dickmann · 134 S.W.2d 65
In Re Housing Authority of City of Salisbury · 70 S.E.2d 500

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