Branham v. Harvanek

How courts have described this case

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• holding that joinder of current or competing titleholders is necessary only when the relief sought is a declaration that the plaintiff is the titleholder
• recognizing that Rule 19(a) and Rule 24(a)(2) “contain overlapping language” and thus if party seeking intervention “failed to satisfy Rule 19(a), it could not satisfy Rule 24(a)(2)”
• holding that “an action that could in the future impact a third party’s rights under a separate contract” did not require joinder where the action did not seek to set aside that contract
• finding that where a Rule 19 motion was not covered by the collateral order exception, it could nevertheless be reviewed through pendent appellate jurisdiction
• finding that although litigation with missing party may be “inevitable,” Rule 19(a) “is concerned only with those who are already parties”
• finding that the absent party was not necessary where the action could potentially impact its rights under a separate contract not at issue

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