Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OPFICL OF THE ATTORNRY QRNERAL OF TRXAR AUSTIN HoaorabloWaUer Caraon county Attornry EudapothCounty 81Orr4 Bhnoa, Toxra War sir: Will failure andananotice ln a ault for ht 3x1tbo neme of the s ju&mnt ren- dorbtl in auoh t 4 purohaaer whc e0qu after the suit wae tile rendsradin SUOh au% Wo assum tha rtion is l*nd, ana that th is la a lui taxea and penaltloaduo by luOh drllnquent,un- de* auoh regulationsas the teglalaturemay pro- Yld4.~ . 416 Bmeroblo Walker Carson, pago I! utiole 7172 or the IiwlatiCivil Statutsaof Texas lay8: -411 tfice*upon rod propertyabull bt43 lien npoa such property tmtll the saw shall h4rs bubm paid. ad should tho eaaeaaorrdi to ~88980 aa r44l utata ior any on0 or more yeera, thr An 8hall be 6004 for e7ory par that he 8honld fell to asaw for; and ho ~IW, in li8tiagpropertyCar tuor any yearthoro- a fto r , la8eaa all the bark tax- dur thereo~~, 4ooortllng to the provisIon or this titlr.w It la a well known rule cU law In Tom that evuy puroharor of l(md U ohugad 81th notlor of tax08 dU OIL 84id land 4Ad the tW UOll8 thereon. 14 th. 04U of Taxas 9nnk WI Truab Goapny vs.’ Bankera~Lifo Company, (ct. clv. .kpp.) 43 3. w. (Ed) 63l, the oourt aeid: "+ a a Beotibn l6 utiala 6 of tha Con- 8titiMon rovidsa thei tuO8 on iaad shall be a rtpeolal Pion thereon. ,wtlols7172 of the Revised statuteaprovidesthat taxor upon real propertyshell be a lion until 84414 lr4 p&I. our oourtahold that 136ona oan be au iMocent -rohaser of fund as agai&at tha lien held by 4 stateor city for tax48 duo. city of San 21; Aatoaiov. Terrill (9'0~. Cit.App.)ZOE 8. 6. Wl (errorref.);stat0Mortgage Corpar4tlon Thwefoto, tho person who rottased the lcindin quS8tion had notice that the Stat0 ci a a llra on sAti 144d to se- ow paymentof the taxes. It is a well knowa rule of l&w that “tax for@- 0108ur4~.84188 4~4 governed by the mama rules otexnlut: Judloidlsales gemrallp. Lcwe tl. R. 3. x9 duy su3p1y coppatty; (Tex. CRY. .;pp.)106 5. a. (Zd) 630. Snob la tho rule aooordln&to Artlolis 7588, R. 0. S., whloh is in FB- gUrd to tu suits, and which road8'i.n partaa follwa: *The properporua8, lnoludingall reooxd lion holdera,shall be n;\dopartiredotandaat la such suit, nnd shall be ae~~d dth p’rooeaa aad other prooeadlngahd thrmin as prwidai EtnorabltWslker Carson,past S b lsw in ordinaryfortol#wt suits in the d I Strkt oourtrof thl5 *t&o: and in 0560 of foroolo5uro an ora& of salt shall i86ut and the land e&t tmreunaor ls m other &it ZIltr be505 or rortarosuro; r * All 1 tbmploteahbrbln 5 bb Lit prsborlbtdtar the sale of real e5tattunder artoution.* (undbrsooring our8). Rar ooms to the oo6ohasion that the tax foro- olosur6proote % 586 la thI6 0850 ar5 gmm5U by the sams rules as In ordinaryforeolosure suits,we beliersthat your questionIs an6w6re&by Artisle2219, 8. c. s., whloh readr as follomsr Vihon an order foroolorl real bstatt Is made in a Its obitot tho forscloosuro &oh order 8hufiShaooall the foroe ind'tf- prorIdIngfor thb i66uanoeOS suo&osder.++I;” (urulor5eorIng ours). That Statutespeciilo~y 6oYer6this o&se by virtue of the provisionwbioh says that the gordor (of salt) shall have all the for05 and effoot of a writ of pos5es6lonas between the parties * + * and any psrson olaIti~n~5r thi drftnd- ant to suoh 6.ultby asy r-t aaquired w suoh suit.* In the oaas you ask about, thb p~shast~,@qu%ras Ned rl%ghts IJlthb la&! aura the psadetloy Of the suit. law suit, rroa alienat ldrtrsslyeffsot the Thomar, (Tex.CIT. bboaosethe Stats osn fsrtolosaits lien and hare the pro- trty sold, If nt@etsaw, in th e lmt manneraa if no On0 Lad purohastdIt dr;rIng tht pondbaby31 the 6Uit. Honorablewalker Carson,pag6 4 oar att5uer to your Inquiryis that r0im0 to file a 116 poad6n6notloe In 6 sult by tha ntrrtofor ad ralorem taxss doaa not ruk8 a judp6nt renderudIn suah suit intelida6 6.gaInst a purcbaror who aOquIrc4the pro- pmty by deed after suit ~8 filed and before judpnt ~08 rsnder& Toure very truly cowtjr AP~ROVEII~~ 2, lg40