Foreclosure of Tax Liens Pursuant to Section 75.521 Wisconsin Statutes by Waukesha County v. Young

This is a review of a decision of the court of appeals affirming an order by the Circuit Court for Waukesha County, which denied petitioner Richard Young’s motion to vacate a judgment foreclosing a tax lien on a parcel of real estate. The petitioner had an interest in the real estate as a land contract vendee.

In 1972, Young entered into a land contract as vendee with Hilaria Reischl as vendor of a parcel of land located in the Town of Vernon in Waukesha county. The land contract provided that Young would purchase the land for a total of $5,000, plus five percent interest per year. The land…