Legal Opinion
Ribeiro v. County of El Dorado
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 10, 2011No. C065505PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HOCH, J.
A jury found in favor of Johnny R. Ribeiro against the County of El Dorado (County), finding Ribeiro had the right to rescind a tax-sale contract and recover his deposit, due to a unilateral mistake of fact caused by the County. The County timely appealed.
On appeal, the County contends the trial court should have granted its motion for a nonsuit because the doctrine of caveat emptor (buyer beware) applies at tax sales, except where displaced by statute, and no statute authorizes Ribeiro’s claim.
This appeal requires us to decide whether a purchaser of tax-defaulted property from…
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