NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-514 (2026)

Writs of sci. fa. and quo warranto abolished

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The writs of scire facias and of quo warranto, and proceedings by information in the nature of quo warranto, are abolished; and the remedies obtainable in those forms may be obtained by civil actions under this Article. To the extent that rules of procedure are not provided for in this Article, the Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply. (R.C., c. 26, ss. 5, 25; C.C.P., s. 362; Code, s. 603; Rev., s. 286; C.S., s. 869; 1967, c. 954, s. 3.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1951–1999 · leading case: Comer v. Ammons, 522 S.E.2d 77 (N.C. Ct. App. 1999).

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Comer v. Ammons, 522 S.E.2d 77 (N.C. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 4× “N.C. Gen.Stat. § 1-514, et. al. (1996), which codifies the common law doctrine of quo warranto, reads in relevant part: 1-515.”

Newsome v. North Carolina State Bd. of Elections, 415 S.E.2d 201 (N.C. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “Section 1-515 embodies the substance of the writ and provides, in pertinent part, An action may be brought by the Attorney General in the name of the State, upon his own information or upon the complaint of a private party, against the party offending, in the following cases:…”

State ex rel. Freeman v. Ponder, 67 S.E.2d 292 (N.C. 1951). “G.S. 1-514; Cozart v. Fleming, 123 N.C. 547 , 31 S.”

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