State Supreme Court / N.C.

Williams v. Williams

Decided February 1, 1980. J Phil Carlton wrote the opinion for the court.

261 S.E.2d 849 · Cited 156 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.

Beall v. Beall · 228 S.E.2d 407
Schloss v. Schloss · 160 S.E.2d 5
Peeler v. Peeler · 172 S.E.2d 915
Davis v. Davis · 35 N.C. App. 111
Sayland Ex Rel. McLendon v. Sayland · 148 S.E.2d 218
Sprinkle v. Sprinkle · 193 S.E.2d 468
State v. Harvey · 187 S.E.2d 706
State v. Fulcher · 243 S.E.2d 338
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Edmisten · 232 S.E.2d 184
In Re Watson · 161 S.E.2d 1
Jackson v. Guilford County Board of Adjustment · 166 S.E.2d 78
State v. Hart · 213 S.E.2d 291
Rickert v. Rickert · 193 S.E.2d 79
State v. Blackwell · 99 S.E.2d 867
Peele v. Finch · 200 S.E.2d 635
Lafayette Transportation Service, Inc. v. County of Robeson · 196 S.E.2d 770
In Re Appeal of McLean Trucking Co. · 188 S.E.2d 452
Manning v. Manning · 201 S.E.2d 46
Becker County Sand & Gravel Company v. Taylor · 153 S.E.2d 19
Rock v. Ballou · 209 S.E.2d 476
Gardner v. Gardner · 252 S.E.2d 867
Lemons v. Lemons · 206 S.E.2d 327
Newsome v. Newsome · 207 S.E.2d 355
Iredell County v. Crawford · 138 S.E.2d 539
Shaw v. Baxley · 155 S.E.2d 256

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