Stewart v. Nelson
Decision Date | 31 July 1857 |
Parties | STEWART, Respondent, v. NELSON, Appellant. |
Court | Missouri Supreme Court |
1. Where a purchaser at a sheriff's sale practices any deceit or imposture, or is guilty of any trick or device, the object of which is to get the property at an under-value, the sale may be set aside in favor of the defendant in the execution.
Appeal from Cooper Circuit Court.
The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court.
Torbert, Gardenhire, Morrow and Parsons, for appellant.
Adams and Hening, for respondent.RYLAND, Judge, delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action brought by Stewart against T. W. Nelson to set aside a sheriff's sale of real estate and to compel the defendant, who was the purchaser, to convey to him the title acquired by the sheriff's deed. The defendant answered the petition, and the cause was by the parties submitted to the court, who found the facts as follows: ...
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