North Carolina § 7A-226 - Priority of judgment when appeal taken.
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§ 7A-226. Priority of judgment when appeal taken.
When appeal is taken from a judgment in a small claim action, the lien acquired by docketing merges into any judgment rendered after trial de novo on appeal, continues as a lien from the first docketing, and has priority over any judgment docketed subsequent to the first docketing. History (1965, c. 310, s. 1.)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7A-226 ("Priority of judgment when appeal taken.") 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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