Pierce County v. Evans

Defendant Calvin H. Evans, the owner of two parcels of land located in Pierce County, did not pay real estate taxes on those parcels for the years 1969 through 1974. In July of 1974, Evans received a phone call from the Pierce County Treasurer's office informing him that unless he tendered his delinquent taxes his two lots would be sold in the general county tax foreclosure proceeding to be held later that fall. On July 23, 1974, the Pierce County Treasurer mailed Evans a letter advising him of his delinquency and of the foreclosure sale scheduled in the fall. On August 22, 1974, Pierce…