The plaintiff in an action to recover the possession of personal property may claim the immediate delivery of the property as provided in this Article at any time before the judgment in the principal action.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-472
Claim for delivery of personal property
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 192 N.C. App. 419 - Fayetteville Publishing Co. v. Advanced Internet Technologies, Inc. (2008)
Most recently applied in Federated Mutual Insurance v. Williams Trull Co. (August 2011)
C.C.P., s. 176; Code, s. 321; Rev., s. 790; C.S., s. 830; 1977, c. 753.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.