Bergdoll v. Pitts

Citations

• 41 Pa. Super. 257
• 1909 Pa. Super. LEXIS 45

Syllabus

<p>Taxation — Liability of registered owner — Taxes on real estate— Sheriff’s sale.</p> <p>In an action by a purchaser at sheriff’s sale in. foreclosure proceedings to recover from the former registered owner of the land taxes assessed against the land during such ownership, which the plaintiff had been compelled to pay in order to save the property, an affidavit of defense is insufficient which merely avers that another person was the real owner of the land without any averment as to how such person became the owner, or if he were trustee, how he became a trustee, or what was the nature of his duties.</p>