ABN AMRO Mortgage Group v. TCB Farm & Ranch Land Investments

OPINION

ANNE GARDNER, Justice.

ABN AMRO Mortgage Group (“ABN”) appeals from a summary judgment in favor of Appellee TCB Farm and Ranch Land Investments (“TCB”) and the denial of summary judgment in favor of ABN. The key issue before us is the superiority of rights between the parties regarding real property sold at a transferred tax lien foreclosure sale. We reverse the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of TCB and render judgment for ABN.

Background

The essential facts of the case are not in dispute. In May 2000, Sue Fleckenstein purchased real property at 4300 Mesa Drive in Carrollton,…