ROTTJAKOB v. LEACHMAN

No. 58760.

521 S.W.2d 397 (1975)

Joseph H. ROTTJAKOB and Yvonne S. Rottjakob, his wife, Respondents, v. George C. LEACHMAN, Collector of Revenue within and for the County of St. Louis in the State of Missouri, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

April 14, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Jones, Harold A. Tzinberg, Ziercher, Hocker, Tzinberg, Human & Michenfelder, Clayton, for respondents.

Thomas W. Wehrle, St. Louis County Counselor, Don R. Williams, Asso. County Counselor, Clayton, for appellant.


MORGAN, Judge.

The sole issue in this case is whether real property bought by innocent purchasers is responsible for real estate taxes and amenable to a tax lien and order of sale when said purchasers relied in good faith on the county collector's records which reflected that such taxes had been paid when in fact they had not.

In May, 1966, respondents, Joseph H. Rottjakob and his wife (hereinafter referred to as plaintiffs), purchased certain real property...

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