Legal Opinion
In Re the Upset Sale of Properties Against Which Delinquent 1981 Taxes Were Returned to the Tax Claim Unit on or About the First Monday of May, 1982
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 30, 1989No. 79 E.D. Appeal Dkt. 1988PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McDERMOTT, Justice.
The appellants are the Tax Claim Unit of Northampton County. They were charged with negligence in failing to notice a resident of her redemption rights following a tax sale of her property. The property was put to sale for delinquent taxes and sold to the appellees. Subsequently, because of the negligent failure of the appellants to give notice, the sale was voided. The appellees brought suit against the taxing authority claiming damage for loss of interest on the amounts they borrowed to buy the property at the sale. The common pleas court accepted their argument…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mascaro v. Youth Study CenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Mayle v. Pennsylvania Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- LeFlar v. Gulf Creek Indus. Park No. 2Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Wilson v. Philadelphia Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- In re Upset Sale of PropertiesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
3Cited by67 opinions
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