Mingo County Redevelopment Authority v. Green

In this case, the Auditor of the State of West Virginia, the Honorable Glen B. Gainer, III, and the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority (the “Redevelopment Authority”) both claim the right to dispose of the same piece of property. The Auditor argues that he followed the law and, through his agents, made a valid and enforceable “tax-sale” 1 of the property to a new owner. The Redevelopment Authority argues that it had instituted valid condemnation proceedings against the same property and that the Auditor should not have been permitted to conduct the tax-sale.

The Circuit Court of Mingo County…