North Carolina § 1-523 - Defendant's undertaking before answer.
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§ 1-523. Defendant's undertaking before answer.
Before the defendant may answer or demur to the complaint he must execute and file in the superior court clerk's office of the county wherein the suit is pending, an undertaking, with good and sufficient surety, in the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00), which may be increased from time to time in the discretion of the judge, to be void upon condition that the defendant pays to the plaintiff all such costs and damages, including damages for the loss of such fees and emoluments as may or ought to have come into the hands of the defendant, as the plaintiff may recover. History (1895, c. 105; Rev., s. 835; C.S., s. 878.)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1-523 ("Defendant's undertaking before answer.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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