North Carolina § 1-217 - 2. Judgments by default to remove cloud from title to real estate validated.
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§ 1-217. 2. Judgments by default to remove cloud from title to real estate validated.
In every case where prior to the tenth day of October, 1969, a judgment by default final has been entered by the clerk of superior court of any county in this State in an action to remove cloud from title to real estate, the said judgment is hereby to all intents and purposes validated, and said judgment is hereby declared to be regular, proper and a lawful judgment in all respects according to the provisions of same. History (1961, c. 628; 1971, c. 59; 1973, c. 1348, s. 1.)
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Section 1-217 ("2. Judgments by default to remove cloud from title to real estate validated.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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