Legal Opinion
Michael Joe Sorrell and Sorrell Family Ltd Partners v. Estate of Benjamin Hardy Carlton, III, by and Through Its Independent Administratrix Darlene Barton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 11, 2016No. 14-15-00361-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
William J. Boyce, Justice
Michael Joe Sorrell and Sorrell Family LTD Partners (collectively, “Sorrell”) appeal the trial court’s judgment in favor of the Estate of Benjamin Hardy Carlton III (“the Estate”) in the Estate’s suit seeking a declaratory judgment that it effectively redeemed certain real property after a tax sale. See generally Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 34.21 (Vernon.2015). We affirm.
Background
The property at issue, known as Tract 2 Lot 1, formerly was owned by Benjamin Hardy Carlton III. Sorrell purchased the land at a tax sale on February 7, 2012. The Sheriffs Deed was recorded…
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