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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 24-6 (2026)

Clerk to ascertain interest upon default judgment on bond, covenant, bill, note or signed account

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When a suit is instituted on a single bond, a covenant for the payment of money, bill of exchange, promissory note, or a signed account, and the defendant does not plead to issue thereon, upon judgment, the clerk of the court shall ascertain the interest due by law, without a writ of inquiry, and the amount shall be included in the final judgment of the court as damages, which judgment shall be rendered therein in the manner prescribed by § 24-5. (1797, c. 475, P.R.; R.C., c. 31, s. 91; Code, s. 531; Rev., s. 1956; C.S., s. 2310.)

 

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Cited in 1 case, 1993–1993 · leading case: Baxley v. Nationwide Mut. Ins., 538 PA 91 (N.C. 1993).
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Baxley v. Nationwide Mut. Ins., 538 PA 91 (N.C. 1993). · cites it 6× “For example, N.C.G.S. § 24-6 provides that upon certain default judgments, "the clerk of the court shall ascertain the interest due by law .”
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