Butterfield v. Usher
Decision Date | 01 October 1875 |
Citation | 91 U.S. 246,23 L.Ed. 318 |
Parties | BUTTERFIELD v. USHER |
Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
APPEAL from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
On the 7th June, 1872, a decree was rendered by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in a suit in equity between Horace S. Johnston, plaintiff, and George Usher, defendant, directing a sale of certain lands, the property of Usher. In pursuance of this decree, a sale of the property was made to John W. Butterfield on the 30th of September. This sale was reported to the court Oct. 16; and on the 15th November an order of confirmation was entered, unless cause to the contrary should be shown on or before Dec. 10. Cause was not shown by the time limited; and thereupon, on the 12th December, Butterfield paid the amount of his bid to the trustee who made the sale, and received from him a deed of the property. Previous to this time, there had been no order of the court directing a conveyance; but on that day the trustee reported to the court that he had received the purchase-money, and executed the deed; and thereupon an order was entered ratifying and confirming the sale and approving the deed. This deed was left for record in the land records of the District on the day of its execution.
On the 14th December, and during the same term of the court, the order of Dec. 12 was set aside on the petition of Usher, and leave granted him until Dec. 21 to show cause against the confirmation. At the appointed time he did appear, and made his showing; but on the 25th January an order of confirmation was again entered. From this order Usher appealed to the general term, where, on the 7th June, the following decree was entered:——
From this decree Butterfield has taken this appeal. He alone appears as appellant, and Usher alone as appellee.
An appeal lies to this court from the final decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in any case where the matter in dispute exceeds the sum of one thousand dollars. Rev. Stat. sect. 705.
'In case of the sale of things, real or personal, under a decree in equity, the decree confirming the sale shall divest the right, title, or interest...
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