§ 6-21.4 – Allowance of counsel fees and costs in certain cases involving principals or teachers.
6-21.4. Allowance of counsel fees and costs in certain cases involving principals or teachers. In any civil action brought against a public school principal or teacher as defined in G.S. 115C-390 arising or resulting from the use of corporal punishment, upon a determination that the principal or teacher has prevailed and that the plaintiff’s action […]
§ 6-21.5 – Attorney's fees in nonjusticiable cases.
6-21.5. Attorney’s fees in nonjusticiable cases. In any civil action, special proceeding, or estate or trust proceeding, the court, upon motion of the prevailing party, may award a reasonable attorney’s fee to the prevailing party if the court finds that there was a complete absence of a justiciable issue of either law or fact raised […]
§ 6-21.6 – Reciprocal attorneys' fees provisions in business contracts.
6-21.6. Reciprocal attorneys’ fees provisions in business contracts. (a) As used in this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Business contract. – A contract entered into primarily for business or commercial purposes. The term does not include a consumer contract, an employment contract, or a contract to which a government or a governmental agency of […]
§ 6-21.7 – Attorneys' fees; cities or counties acting outside the scope of their authority.
6-21.7. Attorneys’ fees; cities or counties acting outside the scope of their authority. In any action in which a city or county is a party, upon a finding by the court that the city or county violated a statute or case law setting forth unambiguous limits on its authority, the court shall award reasonable attorneys’ […]
§ 6-17 – Costs of State on appeals to federal courts.
6-17. Costs of State on appeals to federal courts. In all cases, whether civil or criminal, to which the State of North Carolina is a party, and which are carried from the courts of this State, or from the district court of the United States, by appeal or writ of error, to the United States […]
§ 6-17.1 – Costs and expenses of State in connection with federal litigation arising out of State cases.
6-17.1. Costs and expenses of State in connection with federal litigation arising out of State cases. In all cases of litigation in any court of the United States arising out of or by reason of any cases pending or tried in any court of the State of North Carolina, or in any action originally instituted […]
§ 6-18 – When costs allowed as of course to plaintiff.
6-18. When costs allowed as of course to plaintiff. Costs shall be allowed of course to the plaintiff, upon a recovery, in the following cases: (1) In an action for the recovery of real property, or when a claim of title to real property arises on the pleadings, or is certified by the court to […]
§ 6-19 – When costs allowed as of course to defendant.
6-19. When costs allowed as of course to defendant. Costs shall be allowed as of course to the defendant, in the actions mentioned in G.S. 6-18 unless the plaintiff be entitled to costs therein. In all actions where there are several defendants not united in interest, and making separate defenses by separate answers, and the […]
§ 6-19.1 – Attorney's fees to parties appealing or defending against agency decision.
6-19.1. Attorney’s fees to parties appealing or defending against agency decision. (a) In any civil action, other than an adjudication for the purpose of establishing or fixing a rate, or a disciplinary action by a licensing board, brought by the State or brought by a party who is contesting State action pursuant to G.S. 150B-43 […]
§ 6-20 – Costs allowed or not, in discretion of court.
6-20. Costs allowed or not, in discretion of court. In actions where allowance of costs is not otherwise provided by the General Statutes, costs may be allowed in the discretion of the court. Costs awarded by the court are subject to the limitations on assessable or recoverable costs set forth in G.S. 7A-305(d), unless specifically […]