In re Petition of Wiper Corporation for Tax Deed,Wiper Corporation v. Patricia E. Godwin, Barbara S. Sanders, Joseph Kaufman, James Zwickel, Thad Fischer, Trent Fischer, and Trina Fischer Boden

Crone, Judge.

Case Summary

Attorneys, like gamblers, should' “know when to hold ’em [and] know when to fold ’em.” 1 Instead of walking away from litigation that was essentially over, attorneys representing the owners of property that was sold for nonpayment of taxes racked up thousands of dollars in fees and costs trying to keep the buyer of the property, Wiper Corporation (“Wiper”), from receiving a refund for its tax sale purchase, which had been invalidated by county officials on unspecified grounds. The refund issue is governed by statute and is not within the property owners’ control.…