67 N.C. App. 444 - Benfield v. Costner’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
June 2019
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Sutton v. Duke · Terry v. Terry · Roberts v. William N. & Kate B. Reynolds Mem. Park · Rhodes v. Jones · Mangum v. Surles
Most-quoted passages
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“[a]n allegation of a 'mere family relationship' is not particular enough to establish a confidential or fiduciary relationship”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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