Legal Opinion
Rice v. Compro Distributing, Inc.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 31, 2006PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Judge COHN JUBELIRER.
Compro Distributing, Inc. (Purchaser), the successful bidder at an upset tax sale for two parcels owned by Harold B. Rice (Rice), appeals from an opinion and order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lycom-ing County (trial court), which set aside the upset tax sale after reasoning that the Lycoming County Tax Claim Bureau (Bureau) did not exercise reasonable efforts to discover Rice’s whereabouts and give him notice as required by Section 607.1 of the Real Estate Tax Sale Law (Law). 1
Rice owned two unimproved parcels of land, which were enrolled in the “Clean and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Jones v. FlowersSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Ross AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
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- Smith v. Tax Claim Bureau of Pike CountyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
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