Raintree Corp. v. City of Charlotte

HEDRICK, Judge.

*395We note at the outset that this is a declaratory judgment proceeding wherein the court entered a judgment that not only declared the rights of the parties under the contract, but also entered a monetary judgment for plaintiff. While neither party has raised the question of the propriety of a monetary judgment in a declaratory judgment proceeding, we deem it proper to point out that G.S. § 1-259 provides that upon petition and notice, the court can grant further relief “whenever necessary or proper” in a declaratory judgment proceeding, and such relief can be a judgment for…