Johnston County v. . Stewart

The power of the court to order additional parties made even after judgment was recognized in Daniel v. Bethell, 167 N. C., 218, 83 S. E., 307.

Judgments in tax foreclosure suits to which the real owners of the property or those holding registered liens thereon are not made parties are not binding upon such owners and lienors, and they are not barred thereby from asserting their rights in the property or from setting up defenses to the action. Beaufort County v. Mayo, 207 N. C., 211, 176 S. E., 753; Buncombe County v. Penland, 206 N. C., 299, 173 S. E., 609; Hill v. Street, 215 N. C., 312, 1…