Legal Opinion
Driscoll v. Karroo Land Co., Inc.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 17, 1991No. 90-3-AppealPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KELLEHER, Justice.
This dispute arises because the defendant, Karroo Land Co., Inc. (Karroo), appeals from an order by a Superior Court justice to pay the plaintiff, Joseph Driscoll (Driscoll), a certain sum of rents Karroo collected as owner of tax title of Driscoll’s property pursuant to G.L.1956 (1980 Reenactment) § 44-9-12.
The facts are undisputed. Until May 1979 Driscoll, a resident of Seekonk, Massachusetts, owned real estate located at 451-453 Pine Street in Providence. During that time Driscoll failed to pay the property tax for the years 1976 and 1977 and as a result the city…
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