Johnson v. Arbabi

While I agree with the majority’s analysis and result on the question of the agency relationship between Dr. and Mrs. Arbabi, under the peculiar circumstances of this case I respectfully disagree with their conclusion on the question of the sufficiency of the legal notice. Therefore, I dissent.

The critical issue is whether the tax collector of Beaufort County strictly complied with the requirements of S.C.Code Ann. § 12-51-120 (2000 & Supp.2000) in sending only one written notice addressed to co-tenants at their home address rather than two notices to the same address.

While the law of this…