Wilson v. Alexander

Defendants-appellants Epsteins owned certain land in Middlesex, Vermont. They failed to pay property taxes for the tax years 1973-74 and 1974-75, and on October 20, 1976, the defendant Alexander, tax collector for the town of Middlesex, held a tax sale pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 5252. Plaintiff-appellee Wilson purchased the premises subject to the statutory right of redemption. 32 V.S.A. § 5260. In 1976, the defendant Alexander made demand on the plaintiff to pay the taxes for 1976, which amounted to $172.24. Within the statutory one-year redemption period the Epsteins redeemed the property by…