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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-1 (2026)

Items allowed as costs

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To the party for whom judgment is given, costs shall be allowed as provided in Chapter 7A and this Chapter. (Code, s. 528; Rev., s. 1249; C.S., s. 1225; 1955, c. 922; 1971, c. 269, s. 1.)

 

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Cited in 43 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1944–2022 · leading case: Dep't of Transp. v. Charlotte Area Manufactured Hous., Inc., 586 S.E.2d 780 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003).
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Dep't of Transp. v. Charlotte Area Manufactured Hous., Inc., 586 S.E.2d 780 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 12× “” N.C.G.S. § 6-1 (2001) refers to the definition of costs provided in N.”
Smith v. Cregan, 632 S.E.2d 206 (N.C. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 18× “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-1 (emphasis added). Read closely and in context, section 6-1 provides that, in a case governed by section 6-20, costs shall be allowed in the discretion of the court.”
Khomyak Ex Rel. Khomyak v. Meek, 715 S.E.2d 218 (N.C. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 11× “(alteration in original) (quoting N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-1 ). The pertinent provisions under Chapter 6 are sections 6-18, 6-19, and 6-20.”
Hoffman v. Oakley, 647 S.E.2d 117 (N.C. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 10× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-1 (2005) provides: “To the party for whom judgment is given, costs shall be allowed as provided in Chapter 7A and this Chapter.”
Lincoln v. Bueche, 601 S.E.2d 237 (N.C. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 6× “Bueche and Forbes filed a motion for costs and attorney’s fees on 23 December 2002, based upon Rules 11 and 68 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-1 , N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-21.”
Pearson v. Nationwide Mut. Ins., 382 S.E.2d 745 (N.C. 1989). · cites it 5× “Automobile Insurance Law § 6-1 (1988). Defendant’s cancellation notice, which it mailed on 6 July 1981, showed the second installment on the premium “DUE” on 28 June 1981.”
Wade v. Wade, 325 S.E.2d 260 (N.C. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-1 (1981); City of Charlotte v.”
Swink v. Weintraub, 672 S.E.2d 53 (N.C. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “” Thus, an award of costs is directly dependent upon whether the judgment is sustained on appeal.”
Holly Farm Foods, Inc. v. Kuykendall, 442 S.E.2d 94 (N.C. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 4× “Mills, North Carolina Landlord and Tenant Breaches and Remedies § 6-1, at 107 (1991); see also Nylen v. Park Doral Apartments, 535 N.”
Priest v. Saf.-Kleen Sys., Inc., 663 S.E.2d 351 (N.C. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 4× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-1 states, “To the party for whom judgment is given, costs shall be allowed as provided in Chapter 7A and this Chapter.”
Cosentino v. Weeks, 586 S.E.2d 787 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 3× “” N.C.G.S. § 6-1 (2001) refers to the definition of costs provided in N.”
D.G. II, LLC v. Nix, 713 S.E.2d 140 (N.C. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 4× “Liggett, 3 Kan. App. 2d 235, 238 , 592 P.2d 477, 480 (1979).”
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