§ 7A-212. Judgment of magistrate in civil action improperly assigned or not assigned. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 7A‑212.  Judgmentof magistrate in civil action improperly assigned or not assigned.

No judgment of the district court rendered by a magistrate in a civilaction assigned to him by the chief district judge is void, voidable, orirregular for the reason that the action is not one properly assignable to themagistrate under this article. The sole remedy for improper assignment isappeal for trial de novo before a district judge in the manner provided in thisarticle. No judgment rendered by a magistrate in a civil action is valid whenthe action was not assigned to him by the chief district judge. (1965, c. 310, s. 1.)