Norris v. Harry Hott & Associates, Inc.

CARVER, Justice.

Olin M. Norris appeals from a judgment denying him title and possession of a tract of land. We affirm because the judicial tax foreclosure proceedings, upon which Norris’ claim rests, were fatally defective for want of indispensable parties and the resulting foreclosure sale must be set aside.

The facts, while complicated, are not in dispute. The present suit seeks a declaration that, in a prior suit by the state for ad valorem taxes and foreclosure, all “necessary and proper” parties were before the court. Norris, named among many defendants, initially filed a disclaimer.…