# Cline v. Brown

> Supreme Court of North Carolina · February 4, 1975 · 286 N.C. 412

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/1323654

## Case

- **Court:** Supreme Court of North Carolina
- **Decided:** February 4, 1975
- **Citations:** 286 N.C. 412; 211 S.E.2d 793; 1975 N.C. LEXIS 1195
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion
- **Cited by:** 15 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

211 S.E.2d 793 (1975)
286 N.C. 412
C. G. CLINE
v.
Bertram Ervin BROWN II.
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
February 4, 1975.
Wilson & Morrow, for the plaintiff.
Jordan, Wright, Nichols, Caffrey & Hill, for the defendant.
Petition of plaintiff for writ of certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals. 24 N.C.App. 209 , 210 S.E.2d 446 . Denied.

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