J.A. Tobin Construction Co. v. Williams

Leben, J.;

J.A. Tobin Construction Company, a Missouri corporation, asked the district court to set aside the tax sale of a vacant lot that it owned in Kansas because the company was improperly served notice of the sale. The county had tried to personally serve the corporation that Tobin Construction had merged with, Rose-dale Development Company, but when that proved unsuccessful, the county resorted to serving Rosedale Development by publi cation. The district court found that publication service complied with due process, and it upheld the sale.

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