With respect to a consumer credit sale:

(1) In the event that the seller institutes a suit and prevails in the litigation and obtains a money judgment, the presiding judge shall allow a reasonable attorney’s fee to the duly licensed attorney representing the seller in such suit, said attorney’s fee to be taxed to the buyer as part of the court costs.

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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 25A-21

  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.

(2) In the event that a seller instituting suit does not prevail in the litigation, the presiding judge shall allow a reasonable attorney’s fee to the duly licensed attorney representing the buyer in such suit, said attorney’s fee to be taxed to the seller as a part of the court costs. (1971, c. 796, s. 1.)