§24‑7. Interest from verdict to judgment added as costs.
Except with respect tocompensatory damages in actions other than contract as provided in G.S. 24‑5,when the judgment is for the recovery of money, interest from the time of theverdict or report until judgment is finally entered shall be computed by theclerk and added to the costs of the party entitled thereto. (Code,s. 529; Rev., s. 1955; C.S., s. 2311; 1981, c. 327, s. 2.)