If any attorney commits any fraudulent practice, he shall be liable in an action to the party injured, and on the verdict passing against him, judgment shall be given for the plaintiff to recover double damages.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 84-13
Fraudulent practice, attorney liable in double damages
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case 127 N.C. App. 1 - ESTATE OF SMITH, BY & THROUGH SMITH v. Underwood (1997)
Most recently applied in In re Outer Banks Ventures, Inc. (September 2017)
1743, c. 37; R.C., c. 9, s. 6; Code, s. 23; Rev., s. 215; C
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