Giacobbi v. Hall

HUNTLEY, Justice.

The central issue of this appeal is whether procedures undertaken by Blaine County were adequate to notify Hall, a property owner, prior to tax deficiency sale of his property.

The stipulated facts are as follows. In March, 1979, Charles Hall purchased a lot in Blaine County from LAM Enterprises. Hall took title by warranty deed, prepared by Sun Valley Title Company. The deed failed to list Hall’s address, despite the requirement of I.C. § 55-601 that a grantee’s name and address be on a deed. At the same time Hall executed a deed of trust in favor of Carl Curtis to secure…