Ballinger v. Pettit Land, LLC

Petitioner, Dennis D. Ballinger, filed a petition to obtain a tax deed to certain real property located in Hancock County. Upon receiving notice of the matter, respondent, Pettit Land, LLC, filed a motion for denial of tax deed or for clarification of the interest that petitioner would acquire as a result of the tax deed proceeding. After a hearing on respondent’s motion, the trial court found that petitioner would acquire only an interest in the improvement on the property in question and not an interest in the ground itself. Petitioner appeals. We dismiss this appeal for lack of…