North Carolina General Statutes 1-440.20. Levy on goods in warehouses
(a) The sheriff may levy on goods delivered to a warehouseman for storage, by delivering copies of the garnishment process to the warehouseman, or to the proper officer or agent for the corporate warehouseman, as set out in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-440.26,
(1) If a negotiable warehouse receipt has not been issued with respect thereto, or
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 1-440.20
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
(2) If a negotiable warehouse receipt has been issued with respect thereto, and
a. Such receipt is seized, or
b. Such receipt is surrendered to the warehouseman who issued it, or
c. The transfer of such receipt by the holder thereof is restrained or enjoined.
(b) A restraining order or injunction against the transfer of a negotiable warehouse receipt, when proper in an attachment proceeding, may be granted by the clerk or judge pursuant to a motion in the cause to which the attachment is ancillary. (1947, c. 693, s. 1.)