Schwartz v. Walsh

CARL R. GAERTNER, Judge.

Plaintiffs Elbert Ewing and Karen Schwartz appeal from the trial court’s dismissal of their petition in a suit to quiet title to real estate purchased at a tax sale in St. Louis County. We dismiss the appeal without prejudice as premature.

The controversy began when Bernard Feinstein purchased the subject property at a tax sale conducted by the St. Louis County Collector of Revenue and placed the title in Elbert Ewing’s name as nominee. Ewing, through Feinstein’s attorney, then filed a suit to quiet title. Named as defendants were Thomas and Elva Walsh, the previous…