North Carolina § 1-254 Courts given power of construction of all instruments

North Carolina Statutes

§ 1-254 — Courts given power of construction of all instruments

North Carolina § 1-254

Ch. 1Civil Procedure

Art. 26Declaratory Judgments

Subch. VIIIJUDGMENT

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-254 (2026).

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Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract or other writings constituting a contract, or whose rights, status or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract or franchise, may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract, or franchise, and obtain a declaration of rights, status, or other legal relations thereunder. A contract may be construed either before or after there has been a breach thereof. (1931, c. 102, s. 2.)

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Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract or other writings constituting a contract, or whose rights, status or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract or franchise, may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract, or franchise, and obtain a declaration of rights, status, or other legal relations thereunder. A contract may be construed either before or after there has been a breach thereof. (1931, c. 102, s. 2.)