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United States — North Carolina
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A city or county may authorize filing a notice of lis pendens after certain housing or building proceedings begin, and the clerk must index it and cancel it when the city sends notice.
United States — North Carolina
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The court may order the notice cancelled of record after the action is settled, discontinued, or abated, and the county clerk must record the cancellation by endorsement.
United States — North Carolina
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The clerk of the superior court may hear and decide certain practice, procedure, and other matters within superior court jurisdiction, except when the judge or the court at a regular session is expressly referred to.
United States — North Carolina
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A party asserting contributory negligence must prove that defense.
United States — North Carolina
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This section was repealed.
United States — North Carolina
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Several listed officers are competent to take affidavits to verify pleadings.
United States — North Carolina
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Verification may be omitted if admitting the allegation could expose the party to felony prosecution.
United States — North Carolina
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This section tolls limitation and repose periods for certain civil damage claims tied to a criminal conviction involving restitution, and it gives the defendant a right to contest damages.
United States — North Carolina
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Civil actions must be filed within the chapter’s limitation periods after the claim accrues, with special rules for malpractice and delayed discovery cases.
United States — North Carolina
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This section was repealed by Session Laws 1967, c. 954, s. 4.
United States — North Carolina
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If a complaint is amended to change the nature of the action and the relief demanded, the resulting judgment does not act as estoppel against someone who acquired an interest in the property before the amendment was allowed.
United States — North Carolina
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This section was repealed by Session Laws 1967, c. 954, s. 4.
United States — North Carolina
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If a plaintiff does not know a defendant’s name, the defendant may be named by any name in the pleading or proceeding, and the filing may later be amended when the true name is found.
United States — North Carolina
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People under a disability may get extra time to sue after the disability ends, with special shorter rules for certain real-property claims and special rules for some minor malpractice and sexual-abuse claims.
United States — North Carolina
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This section was repealed.
United States — North Carolina
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When adverse possession is claimed, time cannot count any possession against a feme covert during coverture before February 13, 1899.
United States — North Carolina
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This section was repealed.
United States — North Carolina
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In criminal actions, the presiding judge must not comment on a verdict or praise or criticize a jury in front of jurors.
United States — North Carolina
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A trial judge may, at their discretion, let the jury view property in an eminent-domain or condemnation case.
United States — North Carolina
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In a civil jury case, the court may manage how requested evidence is reviewed and may allow certain exhibits into the jury room, but some documents may not be sent there.