F.C. Enterprises, Inc. v. Dibble

HUFF, Judge:

This appeal involves two consolidated cases concerning property owned by C & M Petroleum Co., Inc. (C & M) which was sold to W.W. Dibble (Dibble) 1 at a public tax sale. C & M’s tenant, F.C. Enterprises, moved for partial summary judgment alleging that Dibble only purchased such title as the defaulting taxpayer owned. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of F.C. Enterprises. Dibble appeals. We affirm.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

C & M was the owner of record of two adjoining tracts of land on August 10, 1992. On that date, C & M leased both tracts of land to F.C.…