CITY OF ANCHORAGE v. THOMAS

No. 4621.

624 P.2d 271 (1981)

CITY OF ANCHORAGE and Greater Anchorage Area Borough, a/k/a Anchorage, A Municipal Corporation, Appellant, v. Justine THOMAS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

January 23, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Weinig, Asst. Municipal Atty., Theodore D. Berns, Municipal Atty., Anchorage, for appellant.

Ty R. Settles, Eckert, Kalamarides & Associates, Anchorage, for appellee.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and CONNOR, BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ.


OPINION

CONNOR, Justice.

This case presents the issue of whether a municipality may retain proceeds from a tax foreclosure sale in excess of the amount owed by the property owner in taxes, interest and costs.

Justine Thomas owned real property in Anchorage from which she received a modest income. The Greater Anchorage Area Borough1 received a judgment for delinquent taxes on...

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