[Download] "Gordon J. Sines and Betty J. Sines V." by Supreme Court of Idaho No. 11966 ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Gordon J. Sines and Betty J. Sines V.
- Author : Supreme Court of Idaho No. 11966
- Release Date : January 27, 1977
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
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The underlying dispute arose out of the failure of Albert E. and Ruth L. Blaser to pay three years of back taxes on certain parcels of real property which they owned in Canyon County. In April, 1970, the County Treasurer sent Mr. Blaser an informal notice of delinquent taxes due. This was followed, in November, 1970, by a registered letter giving formal notification of pendency of issue of a tax deed. When the registered letter was returned unclaimed, notice was published in the Idaho Free Press and, on January 1, 1971, the County took the property by tax deed. Newspaper publication was also made prior to the time when the property was sold to Gordon and Betty Sines and Tom Sines at a tax sale on August 15, 1972. Record title was conveyed on August 6, 1973. Since, in the meantime, the Blasers had filed a vendor's lien against the property, the Sineses brought a quiet title action in late 1973. The case came to trial in May, 1974, with the Blasers arguing that the passing of title at the tax sale was void because of a failure to give proper notice to the record owners. The County Treasurer, according to appellants, was lacking in due diligence in resorting to notice by publication without any follow-up efforts to find and notify the Blasers after the single formal notice by registered mail was returned unclaimed.[Footnote 1] It was uncontradicted at trial that the Blasers have lived at the same address for over 25 years, owned many parcels of land in Canyon County, and were personally known to and had dealings with the County Treasurer throughout the entire period in question. Moreover, it was uncontested that no separate attempt was made to notify Mrs. Blaser, the co-owner of the property.