Lea v. Dudley

CAMPBELL, Judge.

It is accepted law in North Carolina that the courts of one state cannot determine title to real property located in another state. McRary v. McRary, 228 N.C. 714, 47 S.E. 2d 27 (1948); Noble v. Pittman, 241 N.C. 601, 86 S.E. 2d 89 (1955); Fall v. Eastin, 215 U.S. 1, 30 S.Ct. 3, 54 L.Ed. 65 (1909). Therefore, any part of the Virginia decree which attempted to determine ultimate title to North Carolina real estate is void.

However, a court of competent jurisdiction in the state of incorporation with all necessary parties properly before it in an action for the dissolution of a…