Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Tobin

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 3, 2016No. 2015 CA 1362PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHigginbotham, J.

|2The issue in this case involves the validity of a tax sale where notices of the tax delinquency and subsequent sale were mailed to the deceased record owner of immovable property and returned unclaimed, The case is before us pursuant to the trial court’s summary judgment dismissal of a petition to quiet tax title.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The basic facts are not contested. In 2006, the ad valorem taxes were not paid on the subject property, a 161.39 acre tract of land located at 1845 Highway 318 (Section 68, Township 13 South, and Range 8 East) in Sorrel, Louisiana. As a result, the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Mennonite Board of Missions v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Smith v. Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  3. Smitko v. Gulf South Shrimp, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2012
  4. Lewis v. Succession of JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
  5. C & C Energy, L.L.C. v. Cody Investments, L.L.C.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2010

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