Rottjakob v. Leachman

MORGAN, Judge.

The sole issue in this case is whether real property bought by innocent purchasers is responsible for real estate taxes and amenable to a tax lien and order of sale when said purchasers relied in good faith on the county collector’s records which reflected that such taxes had been paid when in fact they had not.

In May, 1966, respondents, Joseph H. Rottjakob and his wife (hereinafter referred to as plaintiffs), purchased certain real property in St. Louis County. Prior to the purchase, they requested the Chicago Title Insurance Company to examine the title thereto. When the…