2018 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 52 - Powers and Liabilities of Married Persons
§ 52-5.1 - Tort actions between husband and wife arising out of acts occurring outside State.

Universal Citation: NC Gen Stat § 52-5.1 (2018)

52-5.1. Tort actions between husband and wife arising out of acts occurring outside State.

A husband and wife shall have a cause of action against each other to recover damages for personal injury, property damage or wrongful death arising out of acts occurring outside of North Carolina, and such action may be brought in this State when both were domiciled in North Carolina at the time of such acts. (1967, c. 855.)


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