Tegder v. Snelson Investment Company

SEBRING, J.:

On September 3, 1928, certain lands belonging to appellants were sold by the Tax Collector of Citrus County for unpaid taxes levied and assessed for the year 1927. One J. W. Parker was the purchaser of the tax certificates at the sale. On June 26, 1941, J. W. Parker sold and assigned the tax certificates to appellee. Approximately one month later appellee filed suit to foreclose the tax certificates. In due course appellants filed their answer alleging, inter alia, that the sale of said lands for the nonpayment of the 1927 taxes was illegal and void for that appellants’ lands were…