7A-240. Original civil jurisdiction generally.
Except for the original jurisdiction in respect of claims against the State which is vested in the Supreme Court, original general jurisdiction of all justiciable matters of a civil nature cognizable in the General Court of Justice is vested in the aggregate in the superior court division and the district court division as the trial divisions of the General Court of Justice. Except in respect of proceedings in probate and the administration of decedents' estates, the original civil jurisdiction so vested in the trial divisions is vested concurrently in each division. (1965, c. 310, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 7A - Judicial Department
Article 20 - Original Civil Jurisdiction of the Trial Divisions.
§ 7A-240 - Original civil jurisdiction generally.
§ 7A-241 - Original jurisdiction in probate and administration of decedents' estates.
§ 7A-242 - Concurrently held original jurisdiction allocated between trial divisions.
§ 7A-243 - Proper division for trial of civil actions generally determined by amount in controversy.
§ 7A-244 - Domestic relations.
§ 7A-246 - Special proceedings; exceptions; guardianship and trust administration.
§ 7A-248 - Condemnation actions and proceedings.
§ 7A-249 - Corporate receiverships.
§ 7A-250 - Review of decisions of administrative agencies.