OMEGA II INVESTMENT COMPANY v. McLeod

LACAGNINA, Judge.

On November 6, 1980, Gordon K. McLeod and Charlotte E. McLeod purchased a parcel of real property, relying upon the seller’s assurances that the taxes on the property were current. In 1982 Omega II Investment Company purchased the same parcel at a delinquent tax sale and filed an action to quiet title to the property. Following a check for their whereabouts in the Casa Grande City Directory and area telephone company records, Omega made service upon McLeods by publication. In 1985, having failed to receive a tax bill, McLeods checked the status of their property and learned…