N.C. Gen. Stat. » Chapter 1
NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-4 (2026)

Kinds of actions

✓ current as of July 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section NCLEGncleg.gov (official) JustiaChapter 1 CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

Actions are of two kinds -

(1) Civil.

(2) Criminal. (C.C.P., s. 4; Code, s. 128; Rev., s. 349; C.S., s. 394.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases, 1954–2017 · leading case: Harris v. Nationwide Mut. Ins., 420 S.E.2d 124 (N.C. 1992).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Harris v. Nationwide Mut. Ins., 420 S.E.2d 124 (N.C. 1992). · cites it 2× “NOTES [1] Under N.C.G.S. § 20-279.21(b)(4), as it existed at the time of the accident, the UIM limits in any given policy were identical to the liability limits.”
Bass v. North Carolina Farm Bureau Mut. Ins., 418 S.E.2d 221 (N.C. 1992). · cites it 2× “646, §§ 1-4. However, the amendments do not affect claims arising or litigation pending prior to the amendments.”
State v. Santifort, 809 S.E.2d 213 (N.C. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “2 Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-4 , "actions" are either civil or criminal.”
In Re Clark, 281 S.E.2d 47 (N.C. 1981). “1-3, G.S. 1-4. If this is a civil action, the Rules apply, G.”
State v. Gamez, 745 S.E.2d 876 (N.C. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “Session Law 2011-317 was signed by the Governor on 27 June 2011. Based upon the amendment-to Session Law 2011-283, the amendments to Rule 702 became effective 1 October 2011 and apply to actions arising on or after that date.”
State v. Patterson, 220 S.E.2d 600 (N.C. 1975). · cites it 2× “299, §§ 1-4. This proviso remained in effect until this Court in State v.”
First Nat. Bank of Anson Cty. v. Nationwide Ins., 278 S.E.2d 507 (N.C. 1981). “58-30.2. The type of group life insurance involved in this case is defined in G.”
Stikeleather Realty & Invs. Co. v. Broadway, 775 S.E.2d 373 (N.C. Ct. App. 2015). “92, § 1-4 (replacing the word "detector" with "alarm" throughout provisions of the Residential Rental Agreements Act).”
Carolina Power & Light Co. v. Alcan Aluminum Corp., 921 F. Supp. 2d 488 (E.D.N.C. 2013). “16-17, 27-28, 31, 47-48, 51, 81-82; infra sections 1-4. Plaintiffs’ evidence consists of testimony of Ward employees about how all types of transformers were drained there and the residual oil that resulted, and not on the double pumping method used by Georgia Power.”
Nationwide Mut. Ins. v. Silverman, 423 S.E.2d 68 (N.C. 1992). “646, §§ 1-4. However, the amendments do not affect claims arising or litigation pending prior to the amendments.”
Mahan v. Read, 83 S.E.2d 706 (N.C. 1954). “Sections 52A-27 through 52A-30 of our statute correspond to sections 1-4 of the 1950 Uniform Act, which appear under caption, “Part I — General Provisions.”
Matter of Custody of Bhatti, 391 S.E.2d 201 (N.C. Ct. App. 1990). “§ 50A-3, subsections 1-4 and 28 U.S.C.A. § 1738A(c); see also Schrock v.”
Show all 15 citing cases →
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.