Salt Lake Home Builders, Inc. v. Colman

CROCKETT, Justice:

Plaintiff sues asserting fee ownership of certain lots in the northeast of Salt Lake City as against the defendants, who claim under a county auditor’s deed issued pursuant to a May sale based on failure to pay taxes. Salt Lake County was named as a party defendant, and filed a disclaimer. It was shown that the May sale was not conducted by the county auditor (or his *381deputy)1 as required by statute,2 but by Mr. Wendell Hibler, an employee in that office. In accordance with the holding of this court in a case of similar facts, Page v. McAfee,3 the trial court ruled that the…