§ 1‑209.1.  Petitioner who abandons condemnation proceeding taxed with fee for respondent's attorney.
In all condemnation proceedings authorized by G.S. 40A‑3 or by any other statute, the clerks of the superior courts are authorized to fix and tax the petitioner with a reasonable fee for respondent's attorney in cases in which the petitioner takes or submits to a voluntary nonsuit or otherwise abandons the proceeding. (1957, c. 400, s. 1; 2001‑487, s. 38(a).)