Hutchison v. Cannon

PHILLIP R. GARRISON, Judge.

The issue in this case is the validity of a Collector’s Deed to property sold at a tax sale when the purchaser did not give notice of the right to redeem to the person who was the publicly recorded owner of the property.

The property in question is approximately twenty-five acres in Newton County, Missouri which was titled to Plaintiff, Will Craig Hutchison (“Hutchison”), and his deceased parents, as joint tenants. The Newton County Collector sold the property at a tax sale on August 26, 1991 to Defendant, Robert Cannon (“Cannon”), who was the high bidder at $550. On…