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Supreme Court of North Carolina

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Short name: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Court type: State supreme court
Citation abbreviation: N.C.
Court start date: 1799-01-01
Record dates in this index: 1800-06-15 to 2026-05-22
Court website: http://www.nccourts.org/courts/appellate/supreme/

Most-cited opinions

Ranked by the number of later opinions citing each one, as recorded by CourtListener.

State v. Vandiver
1988-02-03· cited 321×
State v. McClain
1954-04-28· cited 319×
In re T.N.H.
2019-08-16· cited 254×
In re E.H.P.
2019-08-16· cited 217×
Krawiec v. Manly
2018-04-06· cited 210×
Corwin as Trustee for Beatrice Corwin Living Irrevocable Trust v. British American Tobacco PLC
2018-12-07· cited 201×
In re B.O.A.
2019-08-16· cited 171×
Christenbury Eye Ctr., P.A. v. Medflow, Inc.
2017-08-18· cited 134×
Sykes v. Health Network Solutions, Inc.
2019-06-14· cited 132×
Veazey v. City of Durham
1950-02-03· cited 130×
State v. Tirado
2004-08-13· cited 125×
Matter of Huff
2001-02-01· cited 124×
Gorrell v. Greensboro Water Supply Co.
1899-04-04· cited 118×
In re Z.L.W.
2019-08-16· cited 114×
Avery v. Stewart
1904-11-15· cited 109×
State v. Exum.
1905-03-21· cited 108×
Haynes v. Kaleigh Gas Co.
1894-02-05· cited 105×
Harton v. . Telephone Co.
1906-05-22· cited 103×
State v. Kirby
1970-01-06· cited 102×
In re L.E.M.
2019-08-16· cited 101×
Adams v. AVX CORPORATION
1999-03-03· cited 94×
McKinnon v. . Morrison
1889-09-05· cited 94×
Cannon v. Miller
1985-02-27· cited 93×
Sides v. Duke University
1985-08-13· cited 92×
Spruill v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
1897-02-05· cited 89×
Carter v. . Rountree
1891-09-05· cited 88×
Stewart v. Carpet Co.
1905-04-11· cited 88×
Bunn v. . Todd
1890-09-05· cited 84×
Union Bank of Richmond v. Commissioners of Oxford
1896-09-05· cited 82×
Wells Fargo Ins. Servs. United States, Inc. v. Link
2019-05-10· cited 82×
Jamestown Mut. Ins. Co. v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.
1966-02-04· cited 80×
Wray v. City of Greensboro
2017-08-18· cited 80×
State v. Grady
2019-08-16· cited 80×
Womble v. . Grocery Co.
1904-05-17· cited 77×
In re J.A.M.
2019-02-01· cited 75×
Sims v. Charlotte Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
1962-05-02· cited 74×
Erickson v. Starling
1952-06-11· cited 74×
Harrison v. . Ray
1891-02-05· cited 73×
State v. . Potts
1888-02-05· cited 70×
Lovette v. Lloyd
1953-01-06· cited 69×
Bruce v. . Nicholson
1891-09-05· cited 69×
Ridley v. Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad
1896-02-05· cited 69×
State v. Chekanow
2018-03-02· cited 69×
State v. Bursell
2019-05-10· cited 69×
Collins v. Davis.
1903-03-10· cited 68×
Emery v. Raleigh & Gaston Railroad
1889-02-05· cited 67×
Dail v. Taylor
1909-11-18· cited 67×
Moose v. . Carson
1889-09-05· cited 66×
Graham v. North Carolina Butane Gas Co.
1950-04-12· cited 65×
Greene v. Spivey
1952-11-19· cited 65×

Most recent records

Newest filing dates first.

Bradley Home v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.
2026-05-22
Costanzo v. Currituck County
2026-05-22
Langley v. Autocraft, Inc.
2026-05-22
Rel. Ins., Inc. v. Pilot Risk Mgmt. Consulting, LLC
2026-05-22
State ex rel. N.C. Utils. Comm'n v. Carolina Indus. Grp. for Fair Util. Rates III
2026-05-22
Hoke Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. State
2026-04-02
Armistead v. County of Carteret
2026-03-20
Byrd v. Avco Corp.
2026-03-20
In re N.M.W. and A.N.D.
2026-03-20
Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP v. Muntjan
2026-03-20
Talley v. Earth Fare 2020, Inc.
2026-03-20
Wardson Constr., Inc. v. City of Raleigh
2026-03-20
Warren v. Cielo Ventures, Inc.
2026-03-20
Durham Green Flea Market v. City of Durham
2025-12-12
Empire Contractors Inc. v. Town of Apex
2025-12-12
Gvest Real Est., LLC v. JS Real Est. Invs., LLC
2025-12-12
Howard v. MAXISIQ
2025-12-12
N.C. Dep't of Revenue v. Wireless Ctr. of N.C., Inc.
2025-12-12
Sanders v. N.C. Dep't of Transp.
2025-12-12
Mauck v. Cherry Oil Co.
2025-10-17
Mitchell v. Univ. of N.C. Bd. of Governors
2025-10-17
N.C. Dep't of Env't Quality v. N.C. Farm Bureau Fed'n, Inc.
2025-10-17
State v. Chemuti
2025-10-17
Jackson v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
2025-08-22
N.C. Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein
2025-08-22
N.C. Dep't of Revenue v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.
2025-08-22
Savage v. N.C. Dep't of Transp.
2025-08-22
Schroeder v. Oak Grove Farm Homeowners Ass'n
2025-08-22
Hwang v. Cairns
2025-05-23
Jones v. J. Kim Hatcher Ins. Agencies, Inc.
2025-05-23
Ashe County v. Ashe Cnty. Plan. Bd.
2025-03-21
Charles Schwab & Co. v. Marilley
2025-03-21
Cohane v. Home Missioners of Am.
2025-01-31
Doe 1K v. Roman Cath. Diocese
2025-01-31
Doe v. Roman Cath. Diocese
2025-01-31
James H.Q. Davis Tr. v. JHD Props., LLC
2025-01-31
Cato Corp. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co.
2024-12-13
N. State Deli, LLC v. Cincinnati Ins. Co.
2024-12-13
Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. N.C. Dep't of Revenue
2024-12-13
Schooldev E., LLC v. Town of Wake Forest
2024-12-13
Zander v. Orange County
2024-12-13
Cowperthwait v. Salem Baptist Church, Inc.
2024-10-18
Arter v. Orange County
2024-08-23
Bottoms Towing & Recovery, LLC v. Circle of Seven, LLC
2024-08-23
Cullen v. Logan Developers, Inc.
2024-08-23
Dep't of Transp. v. Bloomsbury Ests., LLC
2024-08-23
In re A.J., J.C., J.C.
2024-08-23
Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd.
2024-08-23
In re: K.B., A.M.H., M.S.H.
2024-05-23
Bradshaw v. Maiden
2024-03-22

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