Bateman v. Rice

REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

Appellants Robert 0. Bateman and Shirley B. Bateman appeal from a summary judgment awarding title to and possession of their home, legally described as

Lot 225, and the East 30 feet of Lot 226, of the Melonie Gardens Addition to the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas,

to appellees G. Larry Rice and Sharon Rice. The property had been sold by the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pursuant to Title 26 U.S.C. §§ 6331 and 6335 and purchased by the Rices at the tax sale.

Both the Batemans and the Rices filed motions for summary judgment. The ground of the…