NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-23 (2026)

Defendant unreasonably defending after notice of no personal claim to pay costs

✓ current as of July 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section NCLEGncleg.gov (official) JustiaChapter 6 CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

In case of a defendant, against whom no personal claim is made, the plaintiff may deliver to such defendant with the summons, a notice subscribed by the plaintiff or his attorney, setting forth the general object of the action, a brief description of the property affected by it, if it affects real or personal property, and that no personal claim is made against such defendant. If a defendant on whom such notice is served unreasonably defends the action, he shall pay costs to the plaintiff. (Code, s. 216; Rev., s. 1270; C.S., s. 1246.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1972–1972 · leading case: City of Charlotte v. McNeely, 190 S.E.2d 179 (N.C. 1972).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

City of Charlotte v. McNeely, 190 S.E.2d 179 (N.C. 1972). “Costs § 256 (1940). See Chadwick v. Insurance Co.”

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.