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N.C.G.S. § 42-36

Damages to tenant for dispossession, if proceedings quashed, etc.

Effective date: 2026-08-08
Last verified: 2026-08-09
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If, by order of the magistrate, the plaintiff is put in possession, and the proceedings shall afterwards be quashed or reversed, the defendant may recover damages of the plaintiff for his removal. (1868-9, c. 156, s. 30; Code, s. 1776; Rev., s. 2010; C.S., s. 2375; 1971, c. 533, s. 10.)