State Supreme Court / N.C.

Woodard v. Mordecai

Decided November 21, 1951. Samuel James Ervin Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

67 S.E.2d 639 · Cited 124 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.

Estate of Carson · 194 P. 5
Tesch v. Industrial Commission · 200 Wis. 616
McCarty v. Sauer · 136 P.2d 742
Brown v. . Hall · 40 S.E.2d 412
Merchant v. . Lassiter · 30 S.E.2d 217
Shore v. Norfolk National Bank of Commerce · 178 S.E. 572
Gerue v. Industrial Commission · 205 Wis. 68
Long v. Love · 53 S.E.2d 661
Hawkins v. . Moss · 21 S.E.2d 873
Welch v. Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. · 38 S.E.2d 197
Brummett v. Hewes · 311 Mass. 142
Sanford Real Estate, Loan & Insurance v. Gavin · 120 S.E. 820
Bloss v. Rahilly · 16 Cal. 2d 70
Sandall v. Hoskins · 137 P.2d 819
Carter v. Bishop · 74 S.E.2d 562
Davis v. Davis · 228 N.C. 48

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