Legal Opinion
County of Franklin v. Jones
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided January 11, 1957No. 396PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRodmaN, J.
If any of the four pillars on which the judgment rests suffice to support it, the judgment must be affirmed. This necessitates an examination of each of the reasons given.
Was the jurisdiction of the Superior Court to determine the liability of the land for taxes defeated by a finding that the owners — defendants in the action — had not listed the property for taxes?
The answer is no. The court was invested by statute with the power to determine the tax liability and to foreclose any tax lien G.S. 105-391. The owners of the property were before the court by the service of process. Whether the…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Carter v. . RountreeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
- Collins v. North Carolina State Highway & Public Works CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
- England v. . GarnerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1884
- Gaither Corporation v. SkinnerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
- Williamson v. . HartmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1885
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Menzel v. MenzelSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1959
- Page v. MillerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
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