Legal Opinion
Home Real Estate, Loan & Insurance v. Locker
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided June 15, 1938PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaRNHill, J.
Actions must be instituted in the name of the real party in interest. C. S., 446. Rogers v. Gooch, 87 N. C., 442; Rental Co. v. Justice, 211 N. C., 54; Ballinger v. Cureton, 104 N. C., 474.
The provisions of C. S., 2367, do not modify this rule in relation to suits in ejectment or for the collection of rents. Rental Co. v. Justice, supra; Martin v. Mask, 158 N. C., 436.
The court has the power to make additional parties plaintiff or defendant. C. S., 547. However, when the court makes a new party plaintiff it constitutes a new action against the defendant as to the new party and the action as…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Choate Rental Co. v. JusticeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1936
- Martin v. . Mask.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1912
- Reynolds v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
- Rogers v. . GoochSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1882
- State Ex Rel. Goodwin v. Caraleigh Phosphate & Fertilizer WorksSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1898
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Booker v. EverhartSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
- Graves v. WelbornSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
- Burcl v. North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
- State Ex Rel. East Lenoir Sanitary District v. City of LenoirSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1958
- Service Fire Insurance v. Horton Motor Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1945
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