Van Raden Homes, Inc. v. Dakota View Estates

MESCHKE, Justice.

A group of former owners (“Peterson”) appeal from a judgment quieting title to six lots in Van Raden Homes, Inc., who purchased them from Cass County after tax sales. We agree with the trial court that Peterson failed to prove the tax sales were jurisdictionally defective, and we affirm.

Peterson challenges the validity of the tax title to she lots in the City of Fargo purchased by Van Raden from Cass County in November 1992. The county acquired the lots by sales for nonpayment of taxes. To aid comprehension, we briefly summarize the intricate statutory scheme regulating tax…