Statute treatment: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 89 citation events across 68 distinct cases.

89citations total

68distinct interpreting cases

9distinct courts

34citations in last 5y

1987–2024year range

Top 12 leading cases

#1 Bowles Automotive, Inc. v. North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (2010) ncctapp 5 own cites 8× in case

#2 Zurosky v. Shaffer (2014) ncctapp 23 own cites 2× in case

#3 William Garey v. James S. Farrin, P.C. (2022) ca4 36 own cites 1× in case

#4 Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance v. Martinson (2010) ncctapp 6 own cites 2× in case

#5 Powers v. Tatum (2009) ncctapp 14 own cites 1× in case

#6 State v. James Denelsbeck(075170) (2016) nj 13 own cites 1× in case

#7 Gagnon v. Gagnon (2002) ncctapp 8 own cites 1× in case

#8 State v. Fox (2011) ncctapp 6 own cites 1× in case

#9 State v. Taylor (2007) ncctapp 5 own cites 1× in case

#10 Nationwide Affinity Ins. Co. of Am. v. Le Bei (2018) ncctapp 3 own cites 1× in case

#11 American Civil Liberties Union of NC v. Nicholas Tennyson (2016) ca4 2 own cites 1× in case

#12 Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Younts (1987) ncctapp 3 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.