Di Giovanni v. Cortinas

PONDER, Justice.

The plaintiffs brought suit against the defendant seeking to redeem property sold at three tax sales and, in the alternative, to annul the tax deeds. The plaintiffs asked for the return of rents alleged to have been wrongfully collected from their tenants by the defendant. The defendant’s answer is in the nature of a general denial and a denial of any prior ownership of the property in the plaintiffs’ predecessor in title. On trial of the case, the lower court rejected the plaintiffs’ demands and dismissed their suit. They have appealed.

Philip Ferrara acquired two lots of…