148 N.C. App. 509 - Stephens v. Dortch’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
February 2017
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 139 N.C. App. 778 - Gaunt v. Pittaway · Norris v. Drexel Heritage Furnishings, Inc. · Yount v. Lowe · Brown v. Hodges · 145 N.C. App. 356 - Goodson v. Goodson
Most-quoted passages
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“[T]he [trial] court's findings of fact are conclusive if supported by competent evidence, even though other evidence might sustain contrary findings.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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