20-301. District court in each county; jurisdiction.
20-301
20-301. District court in each county; jurisdiction. There shall be in each county a district court, which shall be a court of record, and shall have general original jurisdiction of all matters, both civil and criminal, unless otherwise provided by law, and also shall have such appellate jurisdiction as prescribed by law.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 28, § 1; R.S. 1923, 20-301; L. 1951, ch. 243, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 176, § 14; L. 1976, ch. 146, § 9; Jan. 10, 1977.