Legal Opinion
Tax Certificate Investments, Inc. v. Smethers
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 23, 1999No. 48S02-9809-CV-490PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
Landowners who do not pay their property taxes will eventually find that the county acts to sell the land and collect its due. This appeal concerns the sort of notice the delinquent owner needs to receive.
David and Ellen Smethers, a divorced couple, were the owners of record for real property that was sold for delinquent taxes to Tax Certificate Investments, Inc. (TCI). David and Ellen petitioned to set aside the tax deed, alleging that the county did not give adequate notice of the sale to Ellen. The trial court set aside the deed, and the county appealed. The Court of…
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- Clark v. JonesIndiana Court of Appeals · 1988
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