Hoepner v. Wright

STATON, Judge.

Claudine Hoepner appeals the decision of the Delaware County Circuit Court which set aside her purchase of Lester Wright’s real property from Delaware County. Ho-epner presents one issue for our review which we restate as whether Lester Wright had standing to bring this action.1

We affirm.

Since March of 1984, when Wright purchased the tract of real property at issue from Gerald and Barbara Chavin (the “Cha-vins”), Wright has operated a business on the tract. Because Wright never recorded his deed, the county auditor believed the Chavins were still the owners of the tract and…