Miller v. Noble

The land which is here the subject of dispute is claimed by the parties through John A. Noble, deceased; the appellees claim as his children; the appellant founds his claim on a sheriff’s sale made on a judgment obtained by him against the widow of John A. Noble. At the time the judgment was recovered and sale made, the widow had married a second time. '

A purchaser at a sheriff’s sale, as a general rule, acquires the estate which the debtor possessed, and no other. In the case before us, the appellant acquired the title held by his debtor, and took no greater estate than she.owned. The estate…