Bruce v. Gregory

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Bernardino County denying a petition for a writ of mandate to compel respondent tax collector to make certain tax records regularly available for inspection by petitioner.

Appellant-petitioner is a citizen and taxpayer in San Bernardino County. One of his business endeavors is to locate parcels of land upon which the secured real property taxes are delinquent. He then contacts the owner of the land and endeavors to purchase the owner’s interest. After paying off the tax liens, he normally resells the parcel for a profit.

Appellant…