Dayiantis v. Blackhawk, Inc.

The court in a nonjury trial found that plaintiff, an 83-year-old man, was incompetent, and set aside a judgment which ordered the tax sale of an apartment owned by the plaintiff to defendant Blackhawk, Incorporated. The trial court set aside the tax sale, in accordance with CL 1948, § 211.69 (Stat Ann 1960 Rev § 7.114). See also Young v. Blanchard (1911), 165 Mich 341.

Plaintiff failed to pay his 1960 county taxes on a certain apartment house which he owned. Although he paid the taxes in subsequent years, he failed to pay the 1960 taxes despite notices that they were still owing. The building…