Legal Opinion
Velma E. Carr v. James F. Runyan, Elbert Starks, Jr., Linda K. Bloom, Individually and as Auditor of Allen County, Indiana
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 8, 1996No. 95-2088PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Velma Carr contracted to sell a parcel of land, but before the buyer could make all the payments, he ran up a sizeable tax debt, and the county foreclosed on the property and sold it in a tax sale. When Carr filed a diversity action in federal district court to quiet title in the land and to recover damages under § 1983, the judge ordered a mediation so that the parties might discuss a settlement. Carr did not attend the mediation, but she arranged for her daughter to attend on her behalf. At the mediation, Carr’s daughter and the defendants reached an accord as to…
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