Legal Opinion

Corbett v. Corbett

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided February 25, 1959No. 96PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDeNNY, J.

The plaintiffs’ first assignment of error is to the overruling of their motion to make W. 0. McGibbony, Trustee, and the Federal Land Bank of Columbia, South Carolina, parties defendant in this action.

In McIntosh, North Carolina Practice and Procedure, section 209, page 184, it is said: “Necessary or indispensable parties are those whose interests are such that no decree can be rendered which will not affect them, 'and therefore the court cannot proceed until they are brought in. Proper parties are those whose interests may be affected by a decree, but the court can proceed to adjudicate the…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Burgess v. TrevathanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  2. Ballard v. BallardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1949
  3. Guthrie v. City of DurhamSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1915
  4. Gaither Corporation v. SkinnerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
  5. Buchanan v. . ClarkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1913

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Godley v. County of PittSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
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  3. State v. BrooksSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1969
  4. Scott Poultry Company v. Bryan Oil CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  5. Redevelopment Com'n of Greenville v. HannafordCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1976

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