North Carolina Statutes
§ Rule 2 — One form of action
North Carolina § Rule 2
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Bluebook
N.C. Gen. Stat. § Rule 2 (2026).
Text
There shall be in this State but one form of action for the enforcement or protection of private rights or the redress of private wrongs, which shall be denominated a civil action.
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Legislative History
(1967, c. 954, s. 1.)
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North Carolina § Rule 2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nc/1A/Rule%202.